A macabre “game” that ends in suicide

Blue Whale is considered responsible for the deaths of more than 130 teenagers around the world, many of which have occurred in South America and Russia, the country from which it originates. The game consists of 50 challenges which end in suicide. Some of the challenges include waking in the middle of the night to watch horror films assigned by the participants administrator, but others demand self-harm, the extent of which becomes increasingly severe.

The administrator can make participants follow all their instructions, says Maria, the Marbella resident who discovered that her 14-year-old daughter had been influenced by the game.

Maria believes the game traps teenagers who dont know how the game ends. Then they feel they cant stop once theyve started the 50 challenges, or tell their parents for fear of being punished. Maria believes her daughter had carried out between 17 to 20 of the Blue Whale challenges. Fortunately she has been able to intervene before her daughter reached the end.