Recently, there has been an alarming number of deaths based on challenges made popular on social...

 

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Recently, there has been an alarming number of deaths based on challenges made popular on social media and the internet. These challenges and games give kids a sense of thrill without realizing the dire consequences. The world has barely come to an end with the influence of the famous Pokémon game and its addiction to many, until a new game appears that seems to be following the footsteps of the latter by pushing the players to death, but this time the target is mainly children and adolescents! In the past few days, the Arab world has been frantic about the suicide of two children in Algeria, days after the addiction to the game “Blue Whale," an animal that is supposed to be friendly, which is instigated to a monster that kills many teenagers around the world, brainwashing and urging them to commit suicide. This game has become the center of speculations. "Blue Whale" has drawn to attention the dangers of un-monitored access to video games and social media and the need for precautions measures to safeguard teens against their perils.(by Yousra Zaki: The Dangerous New Online "Game", 2018) * The "Blue Whale Suicide Game" is a distressing online challenge targeting teenagers, encouraging them to perform self-harm & commit suicide. O Series of questions Statistics Funnel:General to Specific Quotation Anecdote Recently, there has been an alarming number of deaths based on challenges made popular on social media and the internet. These challenges and games give kids a sense of thrill without realizing the dire consequences. The world has barely come to an end with the influence of the famous Pokémon game and its addiction to many, until a new game appears that seems to be following the footsteps of the latter by pushing the players to death, but this time the target is mainly children and adolescents! In the past few days, the Arab world has been frantic about the suicide of two children in Algeria, days after the addiction to the game “Blue Whale," an animal that is supposed to be friendly, which is instigated to a monster that kills many teenagers around the world, brainwashing and urging them to commit suicide. This game has become the center of speculations. "Blue Whale" has drawn to attention the dangers of un-monitored access to video games and social media and the need for precautions measures to safeguard teens against their perils.(by Yousra Zaki: The Dangerous New Online "Game", 2018) * The "Blue Whale Suicide Game" is a distressing online challenge targeting teenagers, encouraging them to perform self-harm & commit suicide. O Series of questions Statistics Funnel:General to Specific Quotation Anecdote

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