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"Blue Whale" came to prominence in May 2016 through an article in a Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, that linked many unrelated child suicides to membership of group "F57" on the Russian-based VKontakte social network. A wave of moral panic swept Russia.However the piece was later criticised for attempting to make a causal link where none existed, and none of the suicides was found to be as a result of the group activities.
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The Blue Whale Game also known as "Blue Whale Challenge", is a 21st-century social network phenomenon
that is claimed to exist in several countries, beginning in 2016. The
game reportedly consists of a series of tasks assigned to players by
administrators over a 50-day period, with the final challenge requiring
the player to commit suicide."Blue Whale" came to prominence in May 2016 through an article in a Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, that linked many unrelated child suicides to membership of group "F57" on the Russian-based VKontakte social network. A wave of moral panic swept Russia.
However the piece was later criticised for attempting to make a causal
link where none existed, and none of the suicides was found to be as a
result of the group activities.