Blue Whale effect: Helpline sees rise in calls from worried parents

Bengaluru | Tuesday | 15th August, 2017

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None of these instances are related to the Blue Whale addiction, but parents are anxious,” Mr.

Rao said. They attribute this trend to the reports on the Blue Whale Challenge. more-inIs the Blue Whale Challenge a boogeyman preying on vulnerable teenagers or is it an urban legend — an explanation for the rise in children attempting to kill themselves. There is no definitive proof that there exists a shadowy ‘suicide game’ from Russia that invites players to participate in 50 challenges, with the last one ending in the player committing suicide. Childline authorities have asked parents who called them to keep tabs on their children and have suggested counselling for various types of addiction..