29 Mar 2024
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - 15:30
Story Code : 280753

Iranian officials, media warn against Russian game

Al-Monitor- Blue Whaleis an online Russian game consisting of a series of tasks assigned to players by administrators over a 50-day period,with the final challenge requiring players to commit suicide.


On Oct. 21, two teenage girlssought to commit suicide in the central Iranian city ofEsfahan. A 15-year-old died, and a 16-year-old sufferedserious injuries.

The next day, Esfahan's police chief confirmed media reports about the reason behind the suicide and suicide attempt. Before throwing themselves off the building, these two teenage girls had recorded [an audio message] saying goodbye to their families, and stated that their reason [to commit suicide] was their playing of the Blue Whalegame.

The minister of communications and information technology subsequentlydenied media reportsabout the incident, saying what happened in Esfahan had nothing do with Blue Whale. The cyberspace threats are real and we shouldnt deny that, but we should inform [people] and increasetheir awareness. We shouldnt make peopleafraid of cyberspace.

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