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Is the "Blue Whale" game killing kids?

I look into this as I look into other rumors and what I have found while disturbing, in reality, is just a rumor. For example, there has not been any verification of a person who has played the game and died ( well you can quote the internet... but....) Most children who have committed suicide, we're already suicidal, to begin with, and these kids have posted in advance that they were suicidal way before they ran into or discovered the game.

The Posting on social media about "blue whale" has the intent to direct parents to look out for their children and to make sure that they are aware of what their children are doing on the internet through their electronic devices. This is called "social engineering" Many parents really don't watch their children as they go online on their devices but when they see a rumor like this they rapidly do so. They also know that their kids might be depressed and have attempted suicide before.

Of course when a child does commit suicide, it very easy for a parent to place the blame on somebody else due to their own neglect

Now here is the downside, individuals who post warnings on their social media accounts may already suffer from depression and some may have Suicidal Thoughts or do not think well of themselves and they are attracted to these type of notices and they rapidly publish them on their timeline as a warning to others. What they really are doing is spreading the knowledge of such games that exists and when kids read these notices they will look into this and they may actually play the game themselves. In other words, one may be spreading info to others who is already suicidal and will commit suicide. The best thing to do is not to spread rumors like these if one can not verify them. Why give people who are depressed a tool to commit suicide by omission? yeah I know it is your timeline to post anything you like but think very carefully on what you desire to post regarding such unverifiable issues that can be dangerous and it will cease to be a rumor any longer.

Hi I am Tony and people call me a Re_ard

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  1. Bob WeyerMay 5, 2017 at 12:07 PM

    Maybe a paraphrase of Willie Nelson says it all...
    "Know when to hold your tongue
    Know when to speak your mind
    Know when to fold your tent
    And walk away

    If you don't know when....You may lose it all

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