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Pay Anyone To Do Anything: The 'Black Mirror' Task App Just Went Live
Within a week of going live, users have posted hundreds of challenges, with some offering rewards worth tens of thousands of dollars.
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Online Challenge Gone Wrong? Brazilian Boy Injects Butterfly Remains, Dies
A 14-year-old Brazilian boy died after he allegedly injected himself with butterfly remains. The Bahia police are currently investigating the case and its possible links with an online challenge.
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Venezuela Fines TikTok $10 Million For Deadly Online Challenges That Killed 3
Venezuela's highest court on Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances.
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Uttar Pradesh Police Step Up Efforts To Tackle 'Blue Whale Challenge'
Wary of the impact of the 'Blue Whale Challenge', the Uttar Pradesh police today issued directives to police chiefs of all districts to ban the internet-based game that has been linked to several deaths of children worldwide.
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Banning Blue Whale Means Nothing - Because It Isn’t Possible
The government wants to ban the Blue Whale challenge, but it isn't a game, and doesn't have any one point of contact, so that won't be possible.
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Kerala Will Write To Centre To Ban 'Blue Whale', Says Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the state assembly today that his government will write to the Centre to ban the computer game 'Blue Whale' that is suspected to be behind many suicides across the world, including that of a teen in Mumbai.
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Texas Family Says Teen Killed Himself In Macabre 'Blue Whale' Online Challenge That's Alarming Schools
Fifteen-year-old Isaiah Gonzalez was a soon-to-be sophomore who just joined the ROTC program at his high school. But on July 8, Gonzalez' father Jorge stepped into his son's bedroom in their San Antonio, home. Isiah was dead, hanging from the closet, an apparent suicide. Next to his body was a cellphone propped up on a shoe, broadcasting the suicid...
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Pay Anyone To Do Anything: The 'Black Mirror' Task App Just Went Live
Within a week of going live, users have posted hundreds of challenges, with some offering rewards worth tens of thousands of dollars.
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Online Challenge Gone Wrong? Brazilian Boy Injects Butterfly Remains, Dies
A 14-year-old Brazilian boy died after he allegedly injected himself with butterfly remains. The Bahia police are currently investigating the case and its possible links with an online challenge.
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Venezuela Fines TikTok $10 Million For Deadly Online Challenges That Killed 3
Venezuela's highest court on Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances.
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Uttar Pradesh Police Step Up Efforts To Tackle 'Blue Whale Challenge'
Wary of the impact of the 'Blue Whale Challenge', the Uttar Pradesh police today issued directives to police chiefs of all districts to ban the internet-based game that has been linked to several deaths of children worldwide.
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Banning Blue Whale Means Nothing - Because It Isn’t Possible
The government wants to ban the Blue Whale challenge, but it isn't a game, and doesn't have any one point of contact, so that won't be possible.
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Kerala Will Write To Centre To Ban 'Blue Whale', Says Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the state assembly today that his government will write to the Centre to ban the computer game 'Blue Whale' that is suspected to be behind many suicides across the world, including that of a teen in Mumbai.
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Texas Family Says Teen Killed Himself In Macabre 'Blue Whale' Online Challenge That's Alarming Schools
Fifteen-year-old Isaiah Gonzalez was a soon-to-be sophomore who just joined the ROTC program at his high school. But on July 8, Gonzalez' father Jorge stepped into his son's bedroom in their San Antonio, home. Isiah was dead, hanging from the closet, an apparent suicide. Next to his body was a cellphone propped up on a shoe, broadcasting the suicid...
