In January 2019, a 15-year-old boy committed suicide at his home in Vargas, Venezuela, after allegedly playing the game.[93]. In popular culture. Several movies and TV series have adopted BlueWhaleChallenge as a part of their storyline, including The "BlueWhalechallenge" was reported to be an online "suicide game" aimed at teenagers which set 50 tasks over 50 days. The challenge was alleged to be linked to numerous deaths around the world. But little about the "game" was quite as it seemed. The BlueWhaleChallenge is neither an application nor internet based game but the users get a link through social media chat groups to enter this “deadly” challengegame. This probably is the only game where the participant has to end his/her life to complete the game. The BlueWhalegame or BlueWhaleChallenge is believed to be a suicide game wherein a participant is given a task to complete daily — for a period of 50 days — the final assignment of which is the participant committing suicide. This is an advisory on online challenges such as the BlueWhaleGame/ Challenge that can lead to self-harm. It has been issued by Behavioral Addictions Clinic (BAC), AIIMS, New Delhi (www.bacaiims.com) For more information- aiimsbac@gmail.com. Show less. The game has been nicknamed "BlueWhale" by the media. But there does not appear to be any concrete proof that kids who took their own lives were actually playing it. thesun.co.uk. Recently the bluewhalegame, known as the bluewhalechallenge has attracted the attention of the public with numerous reports that young people from all over the world have harmed themselves due to the commands requested in the game. The shadowy nature of the BlueWhaleGame makes it particularly difficult to combat. The story of its rise in influence is a bundle of unverified rumors, roughly translated Russian websites and graphic images of self-harm. Instead, the challenge of the bluewhale (BlueWhaleChallenge or BlueWhale), a role-playing game widespread through social networks, has been a phenomenon of instigating suicide with great impact on the web and much talked about. The BlueWhaleGameChallenge is an Internet “game” that is claimed to exist in several countries.BlueWhale is not a Game, it’s a Challenge. It influences kids, teenagers and young people who are looking for some fun and challenges, but ultimately ends up with death. The BlueWhaleChallenge emerged within Russian online communities on VKontakte, where administrators targeted psychologically vulnerable adolescents, encouraging self-harm through escalating tasks shared in closed groups. For the past few days, the one game that’s making a lot of noise is the extremely dangerous “BlueWhaleChallenge.” The saddest thing about this dreading game is that it has claimed the lives of many youngers around the world. Last year, the 'BlueWhaleChallenge', an online game blamed for the death of several children, sparked fear all over the world. Now, an equally scary challenge is reportedly being linked to the death of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina. Lately, the BlueWhaleChallenge, which is also known as the BlueWhaleGame, received public attention via the countless news about teenagers all around the world harming themselves as they engage…
