The Blue Whale Challenge, Social Media, Self-Harm, and Suicide Contagiondoi:10.4088/PCC.22cr03314Upadhyaya, MihirKozman, MaherPrimary Care Companion for CNS Disorders (2155-7772)
A report on the boy's death from the San Antonio Police Department does not mention the challenge. But Gonzalez' family said in the days after the teen died, they pieced together from his social media and communication with friends that he had participated in the game. Jorge Gonzalez, whose...
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- At least two youngsters were admitted to a hospital in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar with symptoms of depression after playing "Blue Whale Challenge," local Urdu media reported. Imran Khan, a psychiatrist in the Peshawar's Khyber Teaching Hospital, co...
The ministry has directed these Internet based companies to ensure that any such link of the deadly game should be removed immediately from social media platforms. The online Blue Whale challenge is a game in which the player is given certain tasks to complete for a period of 50 days and the...
“If the suicide was indeed due to the Blue Whale challenge, we have a duty to our community to warn parents and their children. For me, this is a very alarming case. We must do everything to prevent it from happening again. But there’s no guarantee. It can happen to anyone,” R...
Many Blue Whale Challenge deaths were reported in Russia in 2015-2017. According to reports the game is played on social media platforms. It involves an administrator and a participant. The administrator assigns one task a day for a 50-day period. The tasks are innocuous enough in the begin...
“However, these signs can be indicative of many other things and have nothing to do with the Blue Whale Challenge. “As a responsible parent, you have every right to check what your child is doing on the internet and on their smartphones. ...
Each day the media reports about Blue Whale cases is trickling from different parts of the country but still there seems to be no clarity on how to tackle this challenge. How the Game is played: The Blue Whale game has its presence on the internet space and can be freely downloaded and ...
blue whale n. A very large baleen whale(Balaenoptera musculus)having a bluish-gray back and grooves on the throat. It is thought to be the largest animal ever to have lived on earth, reaching a length of up to 32 meters (105 feet). ...
It's not an urban legend, but a sick game spread over 50 days with the last task assigned by the 'master' to delete all proof and commit suicide. Vulnerable youths are the target of the Blue Whale Challenge.