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YouTube "self harm" video condemned.

YouTube has removed a video from a teenager in Surrey faking burn injuries. He pretends to wash in a corrosive substance then go to hospital. The 19-year-old - who has more than four hundred thousand followers - has since admitted deliberately creating it for more attention. But it's been widely shared, prompting fears other youngsters could self-harm.

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