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<div>{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Faces<br />
| image = faces_poster.jpg<br />
| image_size = 215px<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[John Cassavetes]]<br />
| producer = John Cassavetes<br />Maurice McEndree<br />
| writer = John Cassavetes<br />
| starring = [[John Marley]]<br />[[Gena Rowlands]]<br />[[Lynn Carlin]]<br />[[Seymour Cassel]]<br />[[Fred Draper]]<br />[[Val Avery]]<br />[[Dorothy Gulliver]]<br />
| music = Jack Ackerman<br />
| cinematography = Al Ruban<br />Maurice McEndree<br />[[Haskell Wexler]]<br />
| editing = Al Ruban<br />Maurice McEndree<br />John Cassavetes<br />
| studio = [[Walter Reade|Walter Reade Organization]]<br />
| distributor = [[Continental Distributing]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1968|03|}}<br />
| runtime = 183 minutes<br />130 minutes {{small|(General cut)}}<br />147 minutes {{small|([[Criterion Collection|Criterion cut]])}}<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = $275,000<br />
}}<br />
'''''Faces''''' is a 1968 [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], written and directed by [[John Cassavetes]], and starring [[John Marley]], Cassavetes' wife [[Gena Rowlands]], [[Fred Draper]], [[Seymour Cassel]], and [[Lynn Carlin]]. Both Cassel and Carlin received [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for this film. Cassavetes was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] for ''Faces''. The film was shot in high contrast 16&nbsp;mm black and white film stock. In 2011, it was added to the [[National Film Registry]] of the [[Library of Congress]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film, shot in ''[[cinéma vérité]]''-style, depicts the final stages of the disintegrating marriage of a middle-aged couple ([[John Marley]] and [[Lynn Carlin]]). We are introduced to various groups and individuals the couple interacts with after the husband's sudden statement of his desire for a divorce. Afterwards, he spends the night in the company of brash businessmen and prostitutes, while the wife spends it with her middle-aged female friends and an aging, free-associating playboy they've picked up at a bar. The night proceeds as a series of tense conversations and confrontations occur, illustrating where the modern American lifestyle has failed to nourish the interests, love lives, and emotional/spiritual fulfillment of these characters. Nearly everyone we meet expresses deep dissatisfaction with their lives, and also a resigned attitude to this malaise. The film offers little hope, only a suggestion that in this world, merely ''understanding'' that we're unhappy or dissatisfied is a revelation.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[John Marley]] as Richard Forst<br />
* [[Gena Rowlands]] as Jeannie Rapp<br />
* [[Lynn Carlin]] as Maria Forst<br />
* [[Seymour Cassel]] as Chet<br />
* [[Fred Draper]] as Freddie Draper<br />
* [[Val Avery]] as Jim McCarthy<br />
* [[Dorothy Gulliver]] as Florence<br />
* Joanne Moore Jordan as Louise Draper<br />
* [[Darlene Conley]] as Billy Mae<br />
* Gene Darfler as Joe Jackson<br />
* Elizabeth Deering as Stella<br />
* Ann Shirley<br />
* [[Christina Crawford]]<br />
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==Versions==<br />
As is the case with several of Cassavetes' films, several different versions of ''Faces'' are known to exist (though it was generally assumed that, after creating the general release print, Cassavetes destroyed the alternate versions). It was initially premiered in Toronto with a running time of 183 minutes, before Cassavetes cut it down to 130 minutes. Though the 130-minute version is the general release version, a print of a longer version with a running time of 147 minutes was accidentally found by [[Ray Carney]], and was deposited at the Library of Congress. 17 minutes of this print was included in the [[Criterion Collection|Criterion]] box set ''John Cassavetes: Five Films'', though Carney has said that there are numerous differences between the two films.<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''Faces'' currently holds an 88% 'Fresh' rating on review aggregate website [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|faces|Faces}}</ref> In 2011, ''Faces'' was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The Registry called the film "an example of cinematic excess" whose extended confrontations revealed "emotions and relations of power between men and women that rarely emerge in more conventionally structured films". ''Faces'', and other Cassavetes projects, had significant creative impact on [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Woody Allen]] and [[Robert Altman]].<ref>[http://www.fandor.com/blog/the-film-100-john-cassavetes-no-100 Scott Smith, "The Film 100: John Cassavetes, No. 100"]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of American films of 1968]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
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*[[Ray Carney]]. ''The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies''. Cambridge: [[Cambridge University Press]], 1994.<br />
*[[Ray Carney]]. ''Cassavetes on Cassavetes''. London: [[Faber and Faber]], 2001.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0062952|Faces}}<br />
* {{AllMovie title|90852|Faces}}<br />
* {{rotten-tomatoes|faces|Faces}}<br />
* [http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/578-masks-and-faces Criterion Collection essay by Stuart Klawans]<br />
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<div>The '''Blue Whale Game''' ({{Lang-ru|Синий кит, ''Siniy kit''}}) also "Blue Whale Challenge", is an [[Social network game|Internet "game"]] that is claimed to exist in several countries. The game allegedly consists of a series of tasks assigned to players by administrators during a 50-day period, with the final challenge requiring the player to commit [[suicide]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-39729819 |title=Blue Whale: Should you be worried about online pressure groups?}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-teen-suicide-blue-whale-internet-social-media-game/28322884.html|title=Teen 'Suicide Games' Send Shudders Through Russian-Speaking World|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref> The term "Blue Whale" comes from the phenomenon of [[Cetacean stranding|beached whales]], which is linked to suicide.<br />
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Blue Whale began in Russia in 2013 with "F57", one of the names of the so-called "death group" of the [[VK (social networking)|VKontakte]] social network,<ref>[https://saint-petersburg.ru/m/society/grachev/353694/ Администратор «групп смерти». Чистосердечное признание (АУДИОЗАПИСЬ)]. Saint-Petersburg.ru, 15 November 2016. URL retrieved 28 April 2017.</ref> and allegedly caused its first suicide in 2015.<ref name="terra" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jb.com.br/ciencia-e-tecnologia/noticias/2017/04/20/baleia-azul-o-jogo-suicida-que-preocupa-o-brasil-e-o-mundo/|title=Baleia Azul, o jogo suicida que preocupa o Brasil e o mundo|date=|website=jb.com.br|author=}}</ref> Philipp Budeikin, a former [[psychology]] student who was expelled from his university, claimed that he invented the game. Budeikin stated that his purpose was to "clean" the society by pushing to suicide those he deemed as having no value.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/internacional/2017/05/12/preso-criador-do-jogo-baleia-azul-diz-que-estava-limpando-o-lixo-da-sociedade.htm|title=Preso, criador do jogo "Baleia Azul" diz que estava "limpando o lixo da sociedade" - Internacional - BOL Notícias|website=noticias.bol.uol.com.br|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metropoles.com/mundo/homem-que-inventou-jogo-da-baleia-azul-diz-querer-uma-limpeza-social|title=Homem que inventou jogo da Baleia Azul diz querer uma "limpeza social"|website=Metrópoles|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/mundo/2017-05-10/baleia-azul.html|title=Preso, criador do jogo Baleia Azul fala em 'limpeza da sociedade' - Mundo - iG|last=Paulo|first=iG São|date=10 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://capricho.abril.com.br/vida-real/preso-um-dos-criadores-da-baleia-azul-estava-limpando-o-lixo/|title=Preso um dos criadores da Baleia Azul: ‘Estava limpando o lixo’ - Capricho|date=12 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opopular.com.br/editorias/mundo/criador-do-jogo-de-suic%C3%ADdio-baleia-azul-%C3%A9-preso-e-diz-que-fez-limpeza-da-sociedade-1.1272913|title=Criador do jogo de suicídio Baleia Azul é preso e diz que fez 'limpeza da sociedade'|last=Redação|first=|date=10 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39882664/blue-whale-challenge-administrator-pleads-guilty-to-inciting-suicide|title=Blue whale challenge administrator pleads guilty to inciting suicide - BBC Newsbeat|date=2017-11-05|website=BBC Newsbeat|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref name="Биомусор">{{Cite news|url=https://www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2016/12/12/70868-biomusor|title=Биомусор|work=Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru|access-date=2017-06-23|language=ru-RU}}</ref><br />
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In Russia in 2016, Blue Whale came into broader use among teenagers after a journalist brought attention to it through an article that linked many unrelated suicide victims to the Blue Whale, creating a wave of [[moral panic]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/blue-whale-game-suicides-russia/|title=FACT CHECK: 'Blue Whale' Game Responsible for Dozens of Suicides in Russia?|date=27 February 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> Later, Budeikin was arrested and plead guilty to "inciting at least 16 teenage girls to commit suicide", leading to Russian [[suicide prevention]] legislation and renewed world-wide concern over the Blue Whale phenomenon.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> It has also been linked to other rising self-harm trends, such as "human embroidery" in China.<ref name="Allen">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40382127|title=Online concern over Chinese 'human embroidery' trend|last=Allen|first=Kerry|date=2017-06-23|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-06-23|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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=="Game" structure==<br />
The game is based on the relationship between the challengers (also called players or participants) and the administrators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://extra.globo.com/casos-de-policia/policia-civil-tem-acesso-conversas-de-vitima-de-baleia-azul-com-curadores-21252574.html|title=Polícia Civil tem acesso a conversas de vítima de Baleia Azul com ‘curadores’|author=|date=|website=globo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://brasil.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,policia-busca-curadores-do-baleia-azul,70001746635|title=Polícia busca ‘curadores’ do Baleia-Azul - Brasil - Estadão|publisher=Brasil Estadao}}</ref> It involves a series of duties given by the administrators that players must complete, usually one per day, some of which involve [[Self-harm|self-mutilation]].<ref name="terra">{{cite web|url=https://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/baleia-azul-o-jogo-suicida-que-preocupa-o-brasil-e-o-mundo,68a0cd68ebc84d9745ed7b85dd78950a0snjdwtv.html|title=Baleia Azul, o jogo suicida que preocupa o Brasil e o mundo|publisher=Terra}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://extra.globo.com/casos-de-policia/curadores-do-jogo-da-baleia-azul-podem-ser-indiciados-por-homicidio-diz-delegada-21228134.html|title=Curadores do 'jogo da baleia azul' podem ser indiciados por homicídio, diz delegada|publisher=Globo}}</ref> Some tasks can be given in advance, while others can be passed on by the administrators on that day, the last task being [[suicide]].<ref name="policiabuscacuradores">{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/agencia-estado/2017/04/21/policia-busca-curadores-do-jogo-online-baleia-azul.htm|title=Polícia busca 'curadores' do jogo online Baleia-Azul - Agência Estado - UOL Notícias|publisher=UOL}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epocanegocios.globo.com/Mundo/noticia/2017/04/baleia-azul-o-jogo-suicida-que-preocupa-o-brasil-e-o-mundo.html|title=Baleia Azul, o jogo suicida que preocupa o Brasil e o mundo|publisher=Globo}}</ref><br />
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The list of tasks, to be completed in 50 days, include waking up at 4:20am, climbing a crane, listening to music, and watching videos sent to the challengers by the administrator. One of these music videos was originally for Norwegian singer [[Emilie Nicolas]]' upbeat song "Pstereo" (filmed in Scotland). It had been dubbed by the administrator and set to BENY's hauntingly somber remix of Australian singer [[Sarah Blasko]]'s country-folkish song "All I Want" (video filmed in Victoria, Australia).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/05/08/emilie-nicolas-pstereo-emile-rafael|title=Emilie Nicolas 'Pstereo' by Emile Rafael on Promo News|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Reported cases==<br />
===Argentina===<br />
In [[San Juan Province, Argentina]], a 14-year-old boy was admitted to intensive care after participating in Blue Whale.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Merenda|first1=Enrique|title=San Juan: un chico intentó suicidarse siguiendo una consigna del mortal juego de "la ballena azul"|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/2020242-san-juan-un-chico-intento-suicidarse-siguiendo-una-consigna-del-mortal-juego-de-la-ballena-azul|accessdate=27 June 2017|issue=3 May s017|publisher=La Nación}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2017/05/03/primer-caso-del-juego-suicida-la-ballena-azul-en-la-argentina-un-joven-de-14-anos-en-terapia-intensiva/|title=Primer caso del juego suicida "La Ballena Azul" en la Argentina: un joven de 14 años, en terapia intensiva|author=|date=|website=infobae.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://losandes.com.ar/article/san-juan-un-menor-esta-en-terapia-intensiva-y-se-sospecha-que-jugaba-a-la-ballena-azul|title=La primera víctima argentina de la 'Ballena Azul' es de San Juan|author=|date=5 March 2017|website=losandes.com.ar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minutouno.com/notas/1549429-primer-caso-argentino-la-ballena-azul-un-nene-pelea-su-vida|title=Primer caso argentino de "la Ballena Azul": un nene pelea por su vida|author=|date=|website=minutouno.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tn.com.ar/sociedad/un-chico-en-san-juan-casi-se-mata-jugando-la-ballena-azul_790413|title=Un chico sanjuanino es la primera víctima de la "Ballena Azul" en la Argentina - TN.com.ar|author=|date=|website=Todo Noticias}}</ref><br />
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In [[La Plata]], the grandparents of a 12-year-old girl complained to a police station and expressed concern that she had wounded her arm with a sharp object due to Blue Whale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urgente24.com/264496-la-macabra-ballena-azul-ya-llego-a-la-argentina-2-casos|title=La macabra 'Ballena Azul' ya llegó a la Argentina: 2 casos|author=|date=|website=urgente24.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tn.com.ar/sociedad/investigan-otro-posible-caso-de-ballena-azul-en-la-plata_790603|title=Investigan otro posible caso de "Ballena Azul" en La Plata - TN.com.ar|author=|date=|website=Todo Noticias}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiempodesanjuan.com/elpais/2017/5/3/conocio-segundo-caso-ballena-azul-ahora-plata-174824.html|title=Se conoció el segundo caso de "ballena azul", ahora en La Plata - Tiempo de San Juan|author=|date=|website=tiempodesanjuan.com}}</ref><br />
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On 27 June 2017, 16-year old Benjamín Palavecino died in the [[San Martín de Paraná]] hospital in the province of [[Entre Ríos]]. He had been hospitalized since 31 May 2017, after attempting to complete the final suicide challenge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Murió un adolescente en Entre Ríos por cumplir con un desafío del juego de la "ballena azul"|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/2037394-murio-un-adolescente-en-entre-rios-por-cumplir-con-un-desafio-del-juego-de-la-ballena-azul|accessdate=27 June 2017|publisher=La Nación|date=27 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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===Brazil===<br />
In [[Brazil]], the game left victims in [[Mato Grosso]],<ref>{{cite web | trans_title = Mato Grosso teenager kills himself after ‘Blue whale challenge’ | work = Estimula net | date = Apr 2017 |url=http://www.estimulanet.com/2017/04/adolescente-de-mato-grosso-morre-apos-jogo-desafio-da-baleia-azul.html|title= Adolescente de Mato Grosso se mata após o 'Desafio da Baleia Azul' | language = pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | trans_title = Veja magazine highlights Blue whale game and death of student in Mato Grosso | work = Hiper notícias | language = pt |url=http://www.hipernoticias.com.br/policia/jogo-da-baleia-azul-e-morte-de-estudante-em-mato-grosso-e-destaque-na-veja/72373|title= Jogo da baleia azul e morte de estudante em Mato Grosso é destaque na Veja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | language = pt | work = Cenário MT | date = 12 Apr 2017 | trans_title = Mato Grosso teenager kills himself after ‘Blue Whale challenge’ |url=http://www.cenariomt.com.br/2017/04/12/adolescente-de-mato-grosso-se-mata-apos-desafio-do-desafio-da-baleia-azul/|title=Adolescente de Mato Grosso se mata após o ‘Desafio da Baleia Azul’}}</ref> and in the cities of [[Uberlândia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/participante-do-jogo-baleia-azul-tenta-se-matar-em-uberl%C3%A2ndia-1.1466935|title=Participante do jogo 'Baleia Azul' tenta se matar em Uberlândia|first=O|last=TEMPO|date=28 April 2017|website=otempo.com.br}}</ref> [[Manhuaçu]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guiamuriae.com.br/noticias/regiao/adolescente-de-manhuacu-pode-ser-a-nova-vitima-do-jogo-baleia-azul/|title=Adolescente de Manhuaçu pode ser a nova vítima do jogo "Baleia Azul"|author=|date=|website=guiamuriae.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctumtv.com.br/04/2017/adolescente-de-13-anos-moradora-da-cidade-de-manhuacu-pode-ter-sido-vitima-de-jogo-baleia-azul/|title=Adolescente de 13 anos moradora da cidade de Manhuaçu pode ter sido vítima de jogo "Baleia Azul" - DoctumTV - Eu me vejo aqui|author=|date=|website=www.doctumtv.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/menina-de-13-anos-pode-ser-nova-v%C3%ADtima-do-jogo-baleia-azul-em-minas-1.1463046|title=Menina de 13 anos pode ser nova vítima do jogo 'Baleia Azul' em Minas|first=O|last=TEMPO|date=19 April 2017|website=otempo.com.br}}</ref> [[Pará de Minas]] and [[Belo Horizonte]], in [[Minas Gerais]],<ref>{{cite web | work = O tempo | language = pt | trans_title = Pará of Minas youngster dies playing ‘Blue whale’ on the Internet |url=http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/jovem-de-par%C3%A1-de-minas-morre-ao-jogar-baleia-azul-na-internet-1.1460426|title= Jovem de Pará de Minas morre ao jogar 'Baleia Azul' na internet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | language = pt | work = Belo Horizonte A–Z | date = 17 Apr 2017 | trans_title = Blue whale: entities mobilise to stop suicide game; Belo Horizonte registers first death |url=http://bhaz.com.br/2017/04/17/baleia-azul-morte-jogo-bh/|title= Baleia Azul: Entidades se mobilizam para frear jogo suicida; BH registra primeira morte}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | work = R7 | language = pt | publisher = Record | trans_title = Police registers second death caused by ‘Blue whale’ game in Minas Gerais |url=http://noticias.r7.com/minas-gerais/policia-apura-segunda-morte-causada-por-jogo-baleia-azul-em-minas-gerais-17042017|title= Polícia apura segunda morte causada por jogo "Baleia Azul" em Minas Gerais}}</ref> as well as in [[Feira de Santana]], [[Bahia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://midiabahia.com.br/bahia/2017/04/21/baleia-azul-feira-de-santana-registra-primeiro-caso-de-tentativa-de-suicidio/|title=Baleia Azul: Feira de Santana registra primeiro caso de tentativa de suicídio|author=|date=21 April 2017|website=midiabahia.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bocaonews.com.br/noticias/principal/bahia/173066,baleia-azul-feira-de-santana-registra-primeiro-caso-de-tentativa-de-suicidio.html|title=Baleia Azul: Feira de Santana registra primeiro caso de tentativa de suicídio|author=|date=|website=bocaonews.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portalradioreporter.com.br/2017/04/21/desafio-da-baleia-azul-e-investigado-pela-policia-de-feira-de-santana/|title=Desafio da Baleia Azul é investigado pela polícia de Feira de Santana - portalradioreporter.com.br|author=|date=|website=portalradioreporter.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfnews.com.br/primeiro-caso-do-baleia-azul-e-registrado-pela-policia-em-feira-de-santana/|title=Primeiro caso do "Baleia Azul" é registrado pela polícia em Feira de Santana|author=|date=|website=lfnews.com.br}}</ref> In [[Juazeiro]], also in Bahia, a girl supposedly disappeared because of the game.<ref>{{cite web | language = pt | publisher = Globo | work = G1 | trans_title = 15-year-old girl disappears in Bahia and family suspects of ‘Blue Whale’ game |url=http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/garota-de-15-anos-desaparece-na-bahia-e-familia-suspeita-de-jogo-da-baleia-azul.ghtml|title= Garota de 15 anos desaparece na Bahia e família suspeita de jogo da 'Baleia Azul'}}</ref> In [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro,]] a mother managed to prevent the suicide of her daughter who played Blue Whale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/policia-confirma-que-adolescente-foi-vitima-do-jogo-baleia-azul.ghtml|title=Polícia diz que mãe impediu suicídio de filha que jogou 'Baleia Azul' no RJ|publisher=}}</ref> In the state of [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], the game claimed another victim in [[Florestópolis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paranaportal.uol.com.br/cidades/adolescente-de-15-anos-tira-propria-vida-suspeita-e-de-relacao-com-o-jogo-baleia-azul/|title=Jogo "Baleia Azul" é suspeito de provocar mais uma morte no Paraná - Paraná Portal|author=|date=|website=paranaportal.uol.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jornalterceiraopiniao.com.br/adolescente-tira-a-propria-vida-em-florestopolis-jogo-da-baleia-azul-pode-ter-influenciado-o-suicidio/|title=Adolescente tira a própria vida em Florestópolis; Jogo da Baleia Azul pode ter influenciado a morte|author=|date=24 April 2017|website=jornalterceiraopiniao.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarobalondrina.com.br/secoes/cidades/2017/04/adolescente-de-15-anos-tira-a-propria-vida-suspeita-e-de-relacao-com-o-jogo-baleia-azul/|title=Adolescente de 15 anos tira a própria vida; suspeita é de relação com o jogo Baleia Azul|first=TV|last=Tarobá|date=|website=www.tarobalondrina.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rolandia190.com.br/2017/04/menino-de-15-anos-comete-suicidio-em-florestopolis-jogo-baleia-azul.html|title=Menino de 15 anos comete suicídio em Florestópolis: Jogo da baleia azul pode ter influenciado a morte|author=|date=|website=www.rolandia190.com.br}}</ref> In [[Maceió]], Deputy Pastor João Luiz ([[Christian Social Party (Brazil)|Christian Social Party]]) reported in the [[Legislative Assemblies of Brazilian states|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Alagoas]] that his niece committed suicide under the influence of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aquiacontece.com.br/index.php/noticia/politica/25/04/2017/deputado-alerta-para-suicidios-associados-ao-desafio-da-baleia-azul/119794|title=Deputado alerta para suicídios associados ao "desafio da Baleia Azul"|author=|date=|website=Aqui Acontece}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cadaminuto.com.br/noticia/302803/2017/04/25/apos-suicidio-de-sobrinha-deputado-alerta-sobre-perigos-do-baleia-azul|title=Após suicídio de sobrinha, deputado alerta sobre "Baleia Azul" - Política - Cada Minuto|author=|date=|website=www.cadaminuto.com.br}}</ref><br />
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In [[Paulista]] ([[Pernambuco]]), a girl gave testimony after being threatened in the challenge of the Blue Whale,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiojornal.ne10.uol.com.br/noticia/2017/04/19/garota-presta-depoimento-apos-ser-ameacada-no-desafio-da-baleia-azul-53432|title=Garota presta depoimento após ser ameaçada no Desafio da Baleia Azul|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.folhape.com.br/noticias/noticias/cotidiano/2017/04/19/NWS,24841,70,449,NOTICIAS,2190-POLICIA-INVESTIGA-PRIMEIRA-DENUNCIA-DESAFIO-BALEIA-AZUL.aspx|title=Polícia investiga primeira denúncia de Desafio da Baleia Azul em PE - Notícias - Notícias - Cotidiano|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jconline.ne10.uol.com.br/canal/cidades/policia/noticia/2017/04/20/baleia-azul-ja-faz-cinco-vitimas-em-pernambuco-279422.php|title=Baleia Azul já faz cinco vítimas em Pernambuco|publisher=}}</ref> and in [[Recife]] a 19-year-old girl got to the penultimate stage of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metropoles.com/brasil/policia-civil-investiga-caso-mais-grave-do-jogo-baleia-azul-em-pe|title=Polícia Civil investiga caso mais grave do jogo Baleia Azul em PE|website=Metrópoles|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jconline.ne10.uol.com.br/canal/cidades/geral/noticia/2017/05/13/garota-de-19-anos-chegou-a-penultima-tarefa-do-baleia-azul-no-recife-283350.php|title=Garota de 19 anos chegou à penúltima tarefa do Baleia Azul no Recife|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> A 15-year-old student living in the municipality of [[Cabo de Santo Agostinho]] in the [[Recife metropolitan area]] was found by a man when she was on the parapet of the Buarque de Macedo Bridge in Recife, preparing to jump from it.<ref>[http://www.folhape.com.br/noticias/noticias/cotidiano/2017/05/16/NWS,27728,70,449,NOTICIAS,2190-ADOLESCENTE-VITIMA-JOGO-BALEIA-AZUL-IMPEDIDA-PULAR-PONTE-RECIFE.aspx Adolescente vítima do "jogo" Baleia Azul é impedida de pular de ponte no Recife]</ref> With several cuts on her arms, including one in the shape of a whale, she was thought to be attempting to complete the last phase of the challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jconline.ne10.uol.com.br/canal/cidades/policia/noticia/2017/05/16/homem-impede-que-jovem-pule-de-ponte-e-cumpra-fase-da-baleia-azul-no-recife-283792.php|title=Homem impede que jovem pule de ponte e cumpra fase da Baleia Azul no Recife|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cenariomt.com.br/2017/05/16/baleia-azul-jovem-de-15-anos-e-impedida-de-pular-de-ponte/|title=Nada encontrado para 2017 05 16 Baleia Azul Jovem De 15 Anos E Impedida De Pular De Ponte|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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In the [[São Paulo (state)|state of São Paulo]], in the [[São Paulo|capital]], lovers Luis Fernando Hauy Kafrune and Kaena Novaes Maciel, aged 19 and 18, stayed at Maksoud Plaza, a luxury [[hotel]] in the region of the [[Paulista Avenue]], where Luis killed Kaena with a bullet in the head and then committed suicide. Authorities linked this crime with Blue Whale.<ref name='saopaulo'>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.pt/sociedade/interior/baleia-azul-o-jogo-na-internet-que-esta-a-levar-jovens-no-brasil-a-suicidar-se-6239917.html|title=Brasil - Baleia-Azul. O jogo na internet que está a levar jovens no Brasil a suicidar-se|first=Global Media|last=Group|date=24 April 2017|website=dn.pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/policia-apura-se-casal-achado-morto-em-hotel-na-regiao-da-paulista-fez-pacto-de-morte.ghtml|title=Polícia apura se casal achado morto em hotel na região da Paulista fez pacto de morte|author=|date=|website=globo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doutorseguranca.com.br/suicidio-de-jovens-jogo-da-baleia-azul-pacto-de-morte/|title=Suicídio de jovens - jogo da Baleia Azul - Pacto de morte|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> A 17-year-old boy from [[Bauru]], a town from São Paulo, wrote on [[Facebook]] "''A culpa é da baleia''" ("Blame it on the whale") minutes before attempting to jump an [[overpass]],<ref name='saopaulo'/> where he was saved by [[firefighter]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jcnet.com.br/Policia/2017/04/adepto-do-baleia-azul-e-salvo-por-bombeiros-ao-tentar-saltar-de-viaduto.html|title=Adepto do ‘Baleia Azul’ é salvo por bombeiros ao tentar saltar de viaduto|author=Marcus Liborio|author2=Marcele Tonelli|date=|website=jcnet.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giromarilia.com.br/noticia/giro-interior/baleia-azul-bombeiros-salvam-adolescente-em-viaduto-de-bauru/8992|title=Baleia azul - Bombeiros salvam adolescente em viaduto de Bauru - Notícias sobre giro interior - Giro Marília Notícias|first=Giro|last=Marília|date=|website=Giro Marília}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://marilianoticia.com.br/jovem-adepto-do-baleia-azul-tenta-suicidio-na-regiao/|title=Jovem adepto do "Baleia Azul" tenta suicídio na região • Marília Notícia|author=|date=19 April 2017|website=marilianoticia.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portalnc.com.br/noticia/506/jovem-adepto-do-ldquo-baleia-azul-rdquo-tenta-suicidio-em-bauru.html|title=Jovem adepto do "Baleia Azul" tenta suicídio em Bauru|author=|date=|website=portalnc.com.br}}</ref><br />
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In the [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]], on 5 May 2017, four [[Hearing loss|hearing impaired]] adolescents playing Blue Whale were prevented by the [[Military Police (Brazil)|Military Police]] from committing suicide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metropoles.com/distrito-federal/pmdf-evita-suicidio-de-4-adolescentes-que-participavam-do-baleia-azul|title=PMDF evita suicídio de 4 adolescentes que participavam do Baleia Azul|author=|date=|website=Metrópoles}}</ref><ref name="jornaldebrasilia.com.br">{{cite web|url=http://www.jornaldebrasilia.com.br/cidades/pmdf-impede-suicidio-de-quatro-adolescentes-que-participavam-do-baleia-azul/|title=PMDF impede suicídio de quatro adolescentes que participavam do Baleia Azul - JBr.|author=|date=|website=www.jornaldebrasilia.com.br}}</ref><ref name="jornaldebrasilia.com.br"/> In [[Estrela, Rio Grande do Sul|Estrela]] ([[Rio Grande do Sul]]) a mother prevented the suicide of her daughter, who played Blue Whale.<ref>[http://www.girodovale.com.br/2017/05/estrelense-vitima-do-jogo-baleia-azul-estava-prestes-a-cometer-suicidio/ Estrelense, vítima do jogo baleia azul, estava prestes a cometer suicídio]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://independente.com.br/mae-evita-suicidio-de-adolescente-vitima-jogo-baleia-azul-em-estrela/|title=Mãe evita suicídio de adolescente vítima do jogo Baleia Azul, em Estrela - Grupo Independente|date=12 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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In [[Teófilo Otoni]], in the region of [[Vale do Mucuri]], Minas Gerais, a 17-year-old female participant of Blue Whale jumped from the six-meter wall of the property where she lives with her family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/adolescente-participante-de-jogo-baleia-azul-tenta-se-matar-em-minas-1.1469671|title=Adolescente participante de jogo 'Baleia Azul' tenta se matar em Minas|first=O|last=TEMPO|date=5 May 2017|website=otempo.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aconteceunovale.com.br/portal/?p=114251|title=Adolescentes são vítimas do jogo Baleia Azul em Teófilo Otoni|author=|date=|website=aconteceunovale.com.br}}</ref> The young woman survived and was hospitalized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2017/05/05/interna_gerais,867080/minas-registra-mais-um-caso-que-pode-ter-relacao-com-o-jogo-baleia-azu.shtml|title=Minas registra mais um caso que pode ter relação com o jogo Baleia Azul|first=Estado de|last=Minas|date=5 May 2017|website=em.com.br}}</ref> The teenager told the police that she had already cut her arms because of the game and that she had been given the challenge of taking her own life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aconteceunovale.com.br/portal/?p=114300|title=Polícia investiga caso do jogo Baleia Azul em Teófilo Otoni|author=|date=|website=aconteceunovale.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2017-05/policia-de-mg-investiga-nova-tentativa-de-suicidio-ligada-jogo-baleia-azul|title=Nova tentativa de suicídio em Minas Gerais pode estar ligada a jogo Baleia Azul|author=|date=|website=ebc.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioteofilotoni.com.br/noticia/policia-investiga-tres-casos-do-desafio-da-baleia-azul-em-teofilo-otoni-6165|title=Polícia investiga três casos do|author=|date=|website=radioteofilotoni.com.br}}</ref><br />
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In [[Paraíba]], police identified 20 young people involved with the game.<ref name="policiabuscacuradores"/> In [[Pernambuco]], seven were identified.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jconline.ne10.uol.com.br/canal/cidades/geral/noticia/2017/04/20/pernambuco-investiga-sete-possiveis-casos-do-desafio-da-baleia-azul-279489.php|title=Pernambuco investiga sete possíveis casos do desafio da Baleia Azul|author=|date=|website=uol.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvjornal.ne10.uol.com.br/noticia/ultimas/2017/04/21/sete-possiveis-casos-do-desafio-da-baleia-azul-sao-investigados-em-pe-30290.php|title=Sete possíveis casos do desafio da Baleia Azul são investigados em PE|author=|date=|website=tvjornal.ne10.uol.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leiaja.com/noticias/2017/04/20/policias-investigam-sete-casos-do-jogo-baleia-azul-em-pe/|title=Polícias investigam sete casos do jogo Baleia Azul em PE|first=|last=LeiaJá|date=|website=www.leiaja.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.folhape.com.br/noticias/noticias/cotidiano/2017/04/20/NWS,24939,70,449,NOTICIAS,2190-POLICIAS-INVESTIGAM-SETE-CASOS-VITIMAS-JOGO-BALEIA-AZUL-PERNAMBUCO.aspx|title=Polícias investigam sete casos de vítimas do "jogo" Baleia azul em Pernambuco - Notícias - Notícias - Cotidiano|website=Folha - PE|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> Altogether, seven Brazilian states had cases of suicide and mutilation thought to be connected with the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://istoe.com.br/sete-estados-tem-suicidios-e-mutilacoes-sob-suspeita-de-ligacao-com-baleia-azul/|title=Sete Estados têm suicídios e mutilações sob suspeita de ligação com Baleia-Azul}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leiaja.com/noticias/2017/04/20/baleia-azul-oito-estados-tem-mutilacoes-sob-suspeita/|title=Baleia-Azul: oito estados têm mutilações sob suspeita|first=|last=LeiaJá|date=|website=www.leiaja.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://brasil.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,oito-estados-tem-suicidios-e-mutilacoes-sob-suspeita-de-ligacao-com-baleia-azul,70001745155|title=Oito Estados têm suicídios e mutilações sob suspeita de ligação com Baleia-Azul - Brasil - Estadão|author=|date=|website=estadao.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://diario24h.com/brasil/baleia-azul-oito-estados-tem-suicidios-e-mutilacoes-sob-suspeita/|title=Baleia Azul: Oito estados tem registro de casos sob suspeita|first=|last=Redação|date=20 April 2017|website=diario24h.com}}</ref><br />
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===Bulgaria===<br />
The first news about Blue Whale appeared in mid-February 2017. The emergency was faced by the Safer Internet Centre, established under the Safer Internet plus Programme of the European Commission when "this sensationalistic story was inflated by a number of our clickbait websites creating a wave of panic among parents", as the Centre Coordinator Georgi Apostolov reported. "We decided not to initiate contact directly with the media since this would attract additional interest and could mislead the public into believing the story to be somehow true. As the hype was magnified by thousands sharing the story on the social networks, we just published a warning on our website and spread the link in comments under all shared in Facebook articles and posts. Then the mainstream media themselves started asking us for interviews and quoting our conclusions that it evidently was a hoax."<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gioconomicon.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9088&title=ecco-chi-ha-fermato-la-bufala-del-blue-whale-in-bulgaria#EnglishArticle |title=The man who stopped the Blue Whale hoax in Bulgaria}}</ref> Two discussion groups about suicides were opened on Facebook, but quickly reported and deleted. The diffusion of the viral news was stopped within two weeks. Later, when a sensationalist piece in the Romanian newspaper ''Gandul'' caused five more articles in Bulgaria reporting the challenge as real, media again circulated SIC's positions and the hoax was stopped immediately.<br />
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===Chile===<br />
In the Chilean city of [[Antofagasta]], a mother reported to the police that her 12-year-old daughter had 15 cuts on her arm that formed the design of a whale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-antofagasta/2017/04/27/denuncian-en-antofagasta-el-primer-caso-de-macabro-juego-ballena-azul-en-chile.shtml|title=Denuncian en Antofagasta el primer caso de macabro juego "Ballena Azul" en Chile|first=BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de|last=Chile.|date=27 April 2017|website=biobiochile.cl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soychile.cl/Antofagasta/Policial/2017/04/26/460300/En-Antofagasta-denunciaron-el-primer-caso-del-juego-de-la-ballena-azul-la-involucrada-tiene-12-anos.aspx|title=Primer caso del juego 'Ballena Azul' apareció en Antofagasta: niña tiene 12 años - soyantofagasta.cl|author=|date=|website=soychile.cl}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eldesconcierto.cl/2017/04/27/en-antofagasta-se-registra-primera-denuncia-de-juego-de-la-ballena-azul/|title=En Antofagasta se registra primera denuncia de juego de "La ballena azul"|author=|date=|website=eldesconcierto.cl}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> After being interviewed by police officers, she confessed that she followed game administrator's instructions while playing this game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eldinamo.cl/tendencias/2017/04/26/escolar-de-antofagasta-es-la-primera-victima-del-desafio-de-la-ballena-azul-en-chile/|title=Escolar de Antofagasta es el primer caso del desafío de la "ballena azul" en Chile|author=|date=|website=eldinamo.cl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/nacional/2017/04/26/antofagasta-se-registro-primera-denuncia-chile-peligroso-juego-ballena-azul.html|title=En Antofagasta se registró primera denuncia en Chile de peligroso juego "La Ballena Azul"|author=|date=|website=publimetro.cl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2017/04/26/855889/Madre-denuncia-que-su-hija-de-12-anos-se-autolesiono-por-juego-la-Ballena-Azul.html|title=Madre denuncia que su hija de 12 años se autolesionó por juego la "ballena azul" - Emol.com|first=El Mercurio|last=S.A.P.|date=26 April 2017|website=emol.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.24horas.cl/tendencias/redessociales/juego-de-la-ballena-azul-a-chile-preocupa-a-padres-y-apoderados-2365744|title=Supuesta llegada del "juego" de la ballena azul a Chile preocupa a padres y apoderados|first=24Horas.cl|last=TVN|date=26 April 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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A 13-year-old girl in [[Padre Las Casas, Chile|Padre Las Casas]] played the game along with three other friends. The girl reached the tenth stage, making cuts in her arms.<ref>[http://www.australtemuco.cl/impresa/2017/04/28/full/cuerpo-principal/9/ Denuncian primera víctima del juego Ballena Azul en la Región]. El Austral, 28 April 2017. URL retrieved 29 April 2017.</ref><br />
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An 11-year-old boy in [[Temuco]] accepted an invitation to join the game on [[Facebook]] from an unidentified woman, but declined to participate after being contacted by a profile named "Ballena Azul".<ref>[http://www.australtemuco.cl/impresa/2017/04/29/full/cuerpo-principal/8/ Designan fiscal preferente para indagar dos casos del juego de la Ballena Azul]. El Austral, 29 April 2017. URL retrieved 29 April 2017.</ref><br />
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===China===<br />
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In [[Ningbo]] City, [[Zhejiang]], a suicide group was founded by a 10-year-old girl who posted several photos of her self-mutilation related to the Blue Whale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/mundo/asia/policia-chinesa-lanca-operacao-contra-jogo-baleia-azul,7d34769532f2d7bda88f8f66c06ae7391qzrd26o.html|title=Polícia chinesa lança operação contra jogo Baleia Azul|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.pt/lusa/interior/policia-chinesa-reforca-vigilancia-a-baleia-azul-8502314.html|title=Internacional - Polícia chinesa reforça vigilância à "baleia azul"|first=Global Media|last=Group|date=24 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://zap.aeiou.pt/baleia-azul-chegou-china-forca-160777|title=Baleia Azul chegou à China (e em força) - ZAP|first=|last=EFE|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> Since then authorities began to monitor mentions of the game on forums and live broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/noticia/policia-chinesa-lanca-operacao-de-vigilancia-contra-jogo-baleia-azul.ghtml|title=Polícia chinesa lança operação de vigilância contra jogo 'Baleia Azul'|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/china-tightens-surveillance-of-fast-spreading-suicide-game-blue-whale/story-WpFJ8ND8u4CroGZguEM9QN.html|title=China tightens surveillance of fast spreading ‘suicide game’ Blue Whale|date=25 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/blue-whale-fast-spreading-suicide-game-under-tight-surveillance-in-china-2444856.html|title=Blue Whale, fast spreading 'suicide game' under tight surveillance in China|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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During the Summer of 2017, Chinese authorities became increasingly concerned with the link between the destructive Blue Whale "game" and the budding self-harm trend of "[[human embroidery]]"—a form of self-harm popular among teenagers and linked with depressive social media posts.<ref name="Allen"/><br />
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===Colombia===<br />
The Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dijin) of the [[National Police of Colombia]] began an investigation into three adolescent deaths that could be related to the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montevideo.com.uy/contenido/Investigan-en-Colombia-relacion-entre-muerte-de-tres-jovenes-y-juego-online-Ballena-Azul--341289|title=Investigan en Colombia relación entre muerte de tres jóvenes y juego online "Ballena Azul"|author=|date=|website=montevideo.com.uy}}</ref><br />
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===Georgia===<br />
On 27 May 2017, [[Rustavi 2]] TV reported that a 12-year old girl tried to commit suicide, allegedly as part of the game. The girl jumped from the fifth floor but survived and is undergoing medical treatment at hospital with multiple injuries and traumas. Police have launched an investigation into the case, but no official statements have been made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://georgiatoday.ge/news/6684/Suicide-Game-%E2%80%98Blue-Whale%E2%80%99-in-Georgia?|title=Suicide Game ‘Blue Whale’ in Georgia?|website=Georgia Today on the Web|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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===Italy===<br />
In Italy, press coverage of Blue Whale first appeared on 3 June 2016, in the newspaper La stampa, which described the challenge as "a bad joke".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2016/06/03/esteri/istigazioni-social-al-suicidio-panico-in-russia-per-le-chat-della-morte-ma-solo-un-brutto-scherzo-dzBnaSVaFsDCQ6SX08kiyN/pagina.html?zanpid=2307028296409797632|title=Istigazioni "social" al suicidio, panico in Russia per le chat della morte. Ma è solo un brutto scherzo|last=|first=|date=3 June 2016|work=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> <br />
The challenge was mentioned again on 3 March 2017, in the national newspapers Il Giornale<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronache/nuovo-gioco-dellorrore-spopola-i-giovani-blue-whale-1371180.html|title=Un nuovo "gioco" dell'orrore spopola tra i giovani: il Blue Whale|author=Anna Rossi|date=3 March 2017|website=www.ilgiornale.it}}</ref> and Il Messaggero.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilmessaggero.it/primopiano/esteri/blue_whale_gioco_ha_gia_portato_al_suicidio_130_adolescenti-2294375.html|title=Blue Whale: il gioco che ha già portato al suicidio 130 adolescenti|author=Rachele Grandinetti|date=3 March 2017|website=www.ilmessaggero.it}}</ref> This time the challenge was described as a real Russian "game", with 50 strict rules and powerful tutors. A few days later, the suicide of a teenager in Leghorn was linked to the challenge by some newspapers, but an official declaration from the Leghorn police denies that: "It is a private tragedy, totally due to familiar reasons".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quotidiano.net/cronaca/ragazzino-suicida-livorno-1.2947489|title=Si toglie la vita a 15 anni. "Dal web la spinta suicida"|author=Monica Dolciotti e Irene Carlotta Cicora|date=7 March 2017|website=www.quotidiano.net}}</ref><br />
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The debunking site BUTAC reported the total lack of evidence supporting the existence of the game. On 14 May 2017, a TV report by Le Iene about the Blue Whale on the national channel Italia 1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iene.mediaset.it/puntate/2017/05/14/viviani-blue-whale-suicidarsi-per-gioco_11243.shtml|title=Il Blue Whale game e il giornalismo|author=Maicolengel|date=9 March 2017|website=www.quotidiano.net}}</ref> again linked the challenge to the suicide in Leghorn. The report showed several suicide scenes, mostly from videos on LiveLeak depicting adults unrelated to the challenge, describing the footage as evidence of teenagers playing the game. The report interviewed a schoolmate of the Leghorn teenager, two mothers of Russian girls who supposedly took part in the game, and the founder of the Russian Center for the safety of children from internet crimes. Following the report, coverage of the challenge in the Italian media increased, with many outlets describing it as real. Some published the full list of 50 rules. There was a sharp rise in Google searches for the challenge, and some panic.<br />
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On 15 and 16 May, newspapers announced the arrest of Budeikin, without saying that it happened months before. His unconfirmed statements about his supposed victims being "genetical rubbish" were reported as real. Paolo Attivissimo, a journalist and debunker of hoaxes, described the game as "a death myth dangerously exaggerated by sensationalist journalism". Police received calls from terrified parents and teachers, and there were reports of teenagers taking part in the challenge. These included several cases of self-mutilation and attempted suicide. Most reports were considered to be false or exaggerated. Alleged participants came from all over Italy: Ravenna,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2017/06/02/italia/cronache/nuovi-sospetti-casi-di-blue-whale-due-ragazzi-salvati-a-siracusa-e-nel-barese-BME0wBLLh0Wq0phr9b0YGL/pagina.html|title=Blue Whale a Ravenna, salvata 14enne|last=|first=|date=28 May 2017|work=Ansa|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> Brescia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bsnews.it/2017/06/02/blue-whale-brescia-regole-vittime/|title=Blue Whale, il gioco della morte arriva a Brescia. Cos’è, le regole e come riconoscere le vittime|last=|first=|date=2 June 2017|website=BsNews.it|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> and Siracusa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2017/06/02/italia/cronache/nuovi-sospetti-casi-di-blue-whale-due-ragazzi-salvati-a-siracusa-e-nel-barese-BME0wBLLh0Wq0phr9b0YGL/pagina.html|title=Nuovi sospetti casi di "Blue Whale", due ragazzi salvati a Siracusa e nel Barese|last=|first=|date=2 June 2017|website=La Stampa|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> On the 22nd the Polizia Postale declared that they had received 40 alarms. On the 24th this number was increased to 70. On its website the Polizia Postale defines Blue Whale as "a practice that seems to possibly come from Russia" and offers advice to parents and teenagers.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.commissariatodips.it/notizie/articolo/blue-whale-consigli.html|title=Blue Whale: consigli |author= |date= 22 May 2017 |website= commissariatodips.it }}</ref> Several alleged cases have since been described by newspapers.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ilmattino.it/AMP/blue_whale_napoli_inchiesta_procura-2464501.html |title= La blue whale arriva nel Napoletano: la Procura di Torre Annunziata apre un'inchiesta |author= Dario Sautto |date= 26 May 2017 |website= www.ilmattino.it }}</ref><br />
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===Kenya===<br />
In [[Nairobi County]], Jamie Njenga, a Form Two student at J. G. Kiereini Secondary School in [[Kiambu County]], had played the Blue Whale challenge. He committed suicide on 3 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001238974/teenager-kills-himself-after-online-game|title=Teenager kills himself after online game|first=Cyrus|last=Ombati|date=|website=standardmedia.co.ke}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.co.ke/online-teenage-suicide-game-fever-hits-kenya/|title=Online teenage suicide game fever hits Kenya – Business Today News|author=|date=|website=businesstoday.co.ke}}</ref> He hanged himself on the balcony of a hotel owned by his grandfather in the city centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/kenya-bans-blue-whale-challenge-game-made-student-commit-suicide-nairobi-hotel-18940|title=Kenya Bans Mobile Phone Game that Made Nairobi Student Commit Suicide|author=|date=9 May 2017|website=kenyans.co.ke}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.grejeen.com/ke/2017/05/09/kenya-bans-blue-whale-challenge-after-teen-kills-self/|title=Kenya bans Blue Whale Challenge after teen kills self|author=|date=9 May 2017|website=grejeen.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/city-teenager-committed-suicide-playing-online-game/|title=City teenager 'committed suicide' after playing deadly online game - Nairobi News|author=|date=9 May 2017|website=nation.co.ke}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/05/kenya-bans-blue-whale-challenge-after-nairobi-teen-suicide/|title=Kenya bans 'Blue Whale Challenge' after Nairobi teen suicide » Capital News|author=|date=9 May 2017|website=capitalfm.co.ke}}</ref><br />
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===Paraguay===<br />
Federico Pedro Aguilera, a 22-year-old [[computer science|computer scientist]], was found with a sprat, a type of sword, that pierced his chest in [[Coronel Bogado]] after playing Blue Whale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanacion.com.py/pais_edicion_impresa/2017/04/28/ballena-azul-se-cobro-1ra-victima-en-paraguay/|title="Ballena Azul" se cobró 1ra. víctima en Paraguay|author=|date=|website=lanacion.com.py}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/internacional/2017/04/28/investigan-paraguay-muerte-joven-por-relacion-con-juego-ballena-azul-1172530-306.html|title=Investigan en Paraguay la muerte de un joven por la relación con el juego 'Ballena azul'|first=|last=Efe|date=|website=heraldo.es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nanduti.com.py/2017/04/28/la-ballena-azul-se-habria-cobrado-su-primera-victima-en-el-paraguay/|title="La ballena azul" se habría cobrado su primera víctima en el Paraguay|first=Juan|last=Riveros|date=28 April 2017|website=nanduti.com.py}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php/component/content/?o=rn&id=81930&SEO=juego-virtual-ballena-azul-cobra-primera-muerte-en-paraguay|title=Juego virtual Ballena Azul cobra primera muerte en Paraguay|author=|date=|website=prensa-latina.cu}}</ref><br />
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===Portugal===<br />
Irina Kornutyi, an 18-year-old girl, was admitted to hospital with mutilations on her body in [[Albufeira]] after she threw herself from an overpass to the railway line.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.pt/sociedade/interior/baleia-azul-em-portugal-dois-jovens-internados-6253815.html|title=Internet - Baleia Azul em Portugal: dois jovens internados|first=Global Media|last=Group|date=28 April 2017|website=dn.pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/baleia-azul-jogo-da-morte-ja-faz-vitimas-em-portugal-151921|title=‘Baleia Azul’: Jogo da morte já faz vítimas em Portugal|first=|last=Redação|date=28 April 2017|website=sapo.pt}}</ref> Police, parents and friends said that the girl had been motivated to do so by a person on the Internet named as "Blue Whale".<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.pt/sociedade/interior/autoridades-relacionam-mutilacoes-em-jovem-de-sines-com-jogo-baleia-azul-6253425.html|title=Baleia Azul - Conhecido mais um caso relacionado com jogo Baleia Azul em Portugal|first=Global Media|last=Group|date=28 April 2017|website=dn.pt}}</ref> In an interview with [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|RTP]], she said that she felt alone, and lacking affection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zap.aeiou.pt/primeira-vitima-portuguesa-do-baleia-azul-diz-entrou-no-jogo-falta-carinho-160037|title=Primeira vítima portuguesa do "Baleia Azul" diz que entrou no jogo "por falta de carinho" - ZAP|first=|last=ZAP|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/pais/797356/sentia-me-sozinha-a-confissao-de-uma-vitima-portuguesa-da-baleia-azul|title="Sentia-me sozinha". A confissão de uma vítima portuguesa da Baleia Azul|date=19 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ptjornal.com/video-vitima-portuguesa-baleia-azul-fala-jogo-quase-lhe-roubou-vida-168189|title=Vídeo: Vítima portuguesa do Baleia Azul fala sobre o jogo que quase lhe roubou a vida|first=|last=ptjornal.com|website=ptjornal.com|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msn.com/pt-pt/noticias/mundo/primeira-v%C3%ADtima-da-baleia-azul-em-portugal-explica-o-que-a-levou-ao-jogo/vi-BBBiG5S|title=Primeira vítima da Baleia Azul em Portugal explica o que a levou ao jogo|website=www.msn.com|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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A 15-year-old boy from [[Sines]] was admitted to the [[Setúbal]] Hospital after having "drawn" a whale on his arm with a sharp object.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2017/04/28/sociedade/noticia/jogo-suicidario-baleia-azul-chegou-a-portugal-e-espanha-1770367|title=Jogo suicidário Baleia Azul chegou a Portugal. PSP deixa conselhos a pais|first=Natália Faria, Idálio|last=Revez|date=|website=PÚBLICO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jn.pt/nacional/especial/videos/interior/o-dia-em-60-segundos-baleia-azul-faz-primeira-vitima-em-portugal-6253266.html|title=▶ Vídeo: O dia em 60 segundos: "Baleia Azul" faz primeira vítima em Portugal|first=Global Media|last=Group|date=28 April 2017|website=jn.pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/videos/sociedade/baleia-azul-dois-adolescentes-hospitalizados-em-portugal/5903d0ec0cf2572470620ed7|title="Baleia Azul": dois adolescentes hospitalizados em Portugal|author=|date=|website=tvi24}}</ref> There are already at least eight victims of the Blue Whale challenge identified in Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.pt/sociedade/interior/pelo-menos-oito-vitimas-do-desafio-baleia-azul-identificadas-em-portugal-7205388.html|title=Internet - Pelo menos oito vítimas do desafio Baleia Azul identificadas em Portugal|first=Global Media|last=Group|date=4 May 2017|website=dn.pt}}</ref><br />
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===Russia===<br />
In March 2017, authorities in [[Russia]] were investigating approximately 130 separate cases of suicide related to the phenomenon.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3003805/blue-whale-suicide-game-online-russia-victims/|title= Cops probe Blue Whale online 'suicide game' after being linked to teen deaths|date=March 17, 2017|work= [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|accessdate= April 3, 2017 |language= en-GB}}</ref> In February, 15-year-old Yulia Konstantinova and 16-year-old Veronika Volkova threw themselves off the top of a 14-story [[building]] in [[Irkutsk]], [[Siberia]] after completing 50 tasks sent to them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3003805/blue-whale-suicide-game-online-russia-victims/|title=Cops probe Blue Whale online 'suicide game' after being linked to teen deaths|date=17 March 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref name= 'globo'>{{cite web|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/o-que-se-sabe-ate-agora-sobre-jogo-da-baleia-azul-21236180|title=O que se sabe até agora sobre o jogo da 'Baleia azul'|date=20 April 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Before they killed themselves together, Yulia and Veronika left messages on their pages on [[Social networking service|social networks]].<ref name= 'globo'/> Yulia published the photo of a large blue whale and then wrote "End".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/mundo/2017-04-07/suicidio.html|title=Jogo em rede social russa leva adolescentes a cometer suicídio - Mundo - iG|first=iG São|last=Paulo|date=7 April 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Veronika had previously posted things like "Do you feel that you become useless?" and "I am just a ghost". On the day of her death she wrote "Sense is lost... End".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/28/teenagers-are-taking-their-own-lives-as-a-result-of-social-media-game-called-blue-whale-6477787/|title=Teenagers are taking their own lives 'because of social media game blue whale'|first=Richard Hartley-Parkinson for|last=Metro.co.uk|date=28 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Also in February, a girl known as Ekaterina, 15, was in critical condition after throwing herself out of an apartment and falling on snow-covered ground in the town of [[Krasnoyarsk]], also in Siberia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.r7.com/internacional/jogo-em-rede-social-russa-leva-centenas-de-jovens-ao-suicidio-segundo-suspeita-da-policia-31032017|title=Jogo em rede social russa leva centenas de jovens ao suicídio, segundo suspeita da polícia - Notícias - R7 Internacional|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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On 11 May 2017, Russian media reported that Philipp Budeikin "plead guilty to inciting teenagers to suicide," having described his victims as "biological waste" and claiming he was "cleansing society."<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/><ref name="Биомусор"/> He was held at Kresty Prison in St Petersburg with charges of "inciting at least 16 teenage girls to kill themselves."<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/><br />
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On 26 May 2017, [[Russian Duma]] (parliament) passed a bill introducing criminal responsibility for creating pro-suicide groups on social media, in the wake of 130 teen deaths linked to the Blue Whale suicide challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/news/show/8344/russian-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-pro-suicide-social-media-groups|title=Russian lawmakers vote to ban pro-suicide social media groups|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> On 7 June 2017, President [[Putin]] signed a law imposing criminal penalties for inducing minors to suicide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tass.com/politics/950358|title=Putin signs law imposing criminal penalties for inducing minors to suicide|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> The law imposes a maximum punishment of six years in prison.<br />
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On 8 June 2017, Ilya Sidorov, 26, one of the game's administrators, was arrested in Moscow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.5-tv.ru/news/133166/|title=Администратор "группы смерти" задержан в Москве|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mastermind-sinister-social-media-blue-10591368|title=Mastermind of sinister social media Blue Whale teen death group arrested|first=Harry|last=Kemble|date=9 June 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.khaleejtimes.com/international/europe/video-blue-whale-suicide-game-creator-arrested-in-russia|title=Blue Whale 'suicide game' creator arrested in Russia|publisher=Khaleej Times|date=12 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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===Saudi Arabia===<br />
On 5 June 2017, a 13 year-old boy 'Metlaq Affas Albugami' committed suicide in his room, where his body was discovered by his mother. The boy used his [[PlayStation 4|PlayStation]] wires to commit suicide. His death has been linked to Blue Whale. He is the first known victim in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://okaz.com.sa/article/1552722|title=تسليم جثمان ضحية "الحوت الأزرق" إلى ذويه|first=سعود البقمي (جدة) saodbg|last=@|date=11 June 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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===Serbia===<br />
A 13-year old boy in [[Velika Plana]] injured his hand, telling his parents that he had done so because of Blue Whale. The parents reported the case to the police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraf.rs/english/2781253-boy-13-butchered-himself-with-a-pen-alert-in-serbia-because-of-creepy-russian-game-blue-whale|title=Boy (13) butchered himself with a pen: Alert in Serbia because of creepy Russian game "Blue Whale"|date=17 May 2017|website=Telegraf.rs|access-date=21 May 2017}}</ref><br />
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===Spain===<br />
In [[Spain]], a teenager was admitted to a psychiatric unit of a [[Barcelona]] hospital after her family said she started playing Blue Whale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/237143-juego-ballena-azul-llega-espana|title=Llega a España 'la ballena azul', el siniestro juego que conduce a jóvenes al suicidio - RT|author=|date=|website=rt.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2017/04/28/catalunya/1493366475_540387.html|title=El juego ‘Ballena Azul’ lleva a una menor a ingresar en un hospital de Barcelona|first=Jessica Mouzo|last=Quintáns|date=28 April 2017|website=elpais.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimahora.es/sucesos/ultimas/2017/04/28/264040/hospitalizada-menor-barcelona-por-participar-ballena-azul-reto-suicida.html|title=Hospitalizada una menor en Barcelona por participar en 'la ballena azul', un reto suicida|author=|date=28 April 2017|website=ultimahora.es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europafm.com/programas/levantate-y-cardenas/noticias/ingresada-menor-barcelona-jugar-ballena-azul-reto-que-induce-suicidio_20170428590305560cf2ea95b03496f9.html|title=Ingresada a una menor en Barcelona por jugar a la 'Ballena azul', el reto que induce al suicidio|author=|date=|website=europafm.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/cataluna/2017/04/28/5903053ae2704e0f528b4590.html|title=Ingresan a una menor en un hospital de Barcelona por participar en el reto suicida de la 'Ballena azul'|author=|date=|website=elmundo.es}}</ref><br />
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===United States===<br />
In the city of [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], the body of a 15-year-old was found on 8 July 2017. A cellphone had broadcast the teen's suicide, which is believed to be related to the game. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://nypost.com/2017/07/11/teen-killed-himself-as-part-of-blue-whale-challenge-family-says/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=pasteboard_app|title=Teen Kills Himself in Blue Whale Challenge|author=|date=|website=NY POST}}</ref><br />
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It is also alleged that the game was tied to a teen's death in [[Atlanta]], Georgia. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://wncn.com/2017/07/10/teen-girl-died-from-playing-blue-whale-suicide-game-family-says/|title=Teen girl died from playing ‘Blue Whale’ suicide game, family says}}</ref><br />
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===Uruguay===<br />
In the city of [[Rivera]], 450 kilometers from [[Montevideo]], a 13-year-old girl was hospitalized at a local hospital after employees of the school she attended reported injuries to her left arm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tn.com.ar/sociedad/rusia-brasil-chile-uruguay-y-ahora-argentina-la-peligrosa-expansion-de-la-ballena-azul_790422|title=Rusia, Brasil, Chile, Uruguay y ahora Argentina: la peligrosa expansión de la "ballena azul" - TN.com.ar|author=|date=|website=Todo Noticias}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.subrayado.com.uy/noticias/66333/tres-adolescentes-de-rivera-y-una-de-montevideo-victimas-de-ballena-azul|title=Tresnuevos casos de "Ballena Azul": dos en Rivera y uno en Montevideo|first=|last=Subrayado|date=|website=www.subrayado.com.uy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mundo.sputniknews.com/americalatina/201704271068709717-ballena-azul-uruguay/|title=Gobierno uruguayo advierte sobre niña herida por jugar a la Ballena Azul|first=|last=Sputnik|date=|website=mundo.sputniknews.com}}</ref> Adolescents victimized by the Blue Whale game are being investigated in six [[Departments of Uruguay|departments]]: [[Montevideo Department|Montevideo]], [[Canelones Department|Canelones]], [[Colonia Department|Colonia]], [[Río Negro Department|Río Negro]], [[Salto Department|Salto]] and [[Rivera Department|Rivera]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/ballena-azul-se-expande-ya.html|title=La Ballena Azul se expande y ya hay 7 casos en 6 departamentos|first=|last=elpais.com.uy|date=|website=www.elpais.com.uy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maldonadonoticias.com/beta/sociales/9342-ya-suman-7-las-v%C3%ADctimas-en-6-departamentos-por-el-siniestro-juego-de-%E2%80%9Cla-ballena-azul%E2%80%9D.html|title=Ya suman 7 las víctimas en 6 departamentos por el siniestro juego de "La Ballena Azul"|first=Maldonado|last=Noticias|date=|website=maldonadonoticias.com}}</ref><br />
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===Venezuela===<br />
A 15-year-old student from Nazareth College in the city of [[Puerto Ordaz]] committed suicide after taking part in Blue Whale on the night of 27 April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticiasvenezuela.info/2017/04/juego-mortal-la-ballena-azul-llega-a-venezuela-y-se-cobra-victima/|title=Juego mortal "la ballena azul" llega a Venezuela y se cobra víctima - EXTRA! Noticias Venezuela|author=|date=29 April 2017|website=noticiasvenezuela.info}}</ref><br />
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==Reactions==<br />
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In March 2017, [[Romania]]n [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania)|Minister of Internal Affairs]] [[Carmen Dan]] expressed her deep concerns about the phenomenon.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alexandru|first=Cătălin|title=Carmen Dan: Mă îngrijorează fenomenul "Balena albastră"; nu am stabilit o legătură între joc și cazurile cu care ne-am confruntat|url=https://www.agerpres.ro/justitie/2017/03/28/carmen-dan-ma-ingrijoreaza-fenomenul-balena-albastra-nu-am-stabilit-o-legatura-intre-joc-si-cazurile-cu-care-ne-am-confruntat-11-46-21|accessdate=April 3, 2017|work=[[Agerpres]]|date=March 28, 2017|language=Romanian}}</ref> [[Mayor of Bucharest]] [[Gabriela Firea]] described the game as "extremely dangerous".<ref>{{cite news|title="Balena Albastră". Carmen Dan și Gabriela Firea vor face vizite în școlile bucureștene|url=http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/educatie/balena-albastra-carmen-dan-si-gabriela-firea-vor-face-vizite-in-scolile-bucurestene-699152|accessdate=April 3, 2017|work=[[Digi 24]]|date=April 2, 2017|language=Romanian}}</ref><br />
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The game has caused significant concern in [[Western Europe]], including [[France]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Actualité|first1=BFM TV|title="Blue whale challenge", le nouveau défi morbide des ados|url=http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/blue-whale-challenge-le-nouveau-defi-morbide-des-ados-1132743.html|accessdate=20 April 2017|date=March 31, 2017|language=French}}</ref> and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherwood|first1=Trev|title=Parents Warned about new suicide game ‘The Blue Whale Game’|url=https://policehour.co.uk/2017/04/parents-warned-new-suicide-game-blue-whale-game/|accessdate=20 April 2017|work=Police Hour|date=April 5, 2017}}</ref><br />
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In [[Brazil]], in response to the game, a designer and a publicity agent from [[São Paulo]] created a movement called ''Baleia Rosa'' (Pink Whale),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brasil.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,contra-baleia-azul-publicitarios-criam-lista-de-tarefas-do-bem,70001743436|title=Em reação à Baleia Azul, publicitários criam lista de 'tarefas do bem'}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/pagina-baleia-rosa-propoe-desafios-para-combater-jogo-da-baleia-azul-21225218|title=Página 'Baleia rosa' propõe desafios para combater jogo da 'Baleia azul'}}</ref> which became [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] and relied on the collaboration of hundreds of [[Volunteering|volunteers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capricho.abril.com.br/vida-real/baleia-rosa-e-esguicho-de-esperanca-diante-do-viral-do-suicidio/|title=Baleia Rosa é esguicho de esperança diante do viral do suicídio}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://canaltech.com.br/noticia/comportamento/em-resposta-ao-jogo-baleia-azul-baleia-rosa-promove-desafios-em-prol-da-vida-92490/|title=Em resposta ao jogo Baleia Azul, "Baleia Rosa" promove desafios em prol da vida}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://estilo.uol.com.br/comportamento/noticias/redacao/2017/04/17/pagina-em-resposta-a-jogo-baleia-azul-lanca-desafios-de-valorizacao-da-vida.htm|title=Página em resposta a jogo Baleia Azul lança desafios de valorização da vida}}</ref> The movement is based on positive tasks that value life and combat depression.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://istoe.com.br/em-reacao-a-baleia-azul-publicitarios-criam-lista-de-tarefas-do-bem/|title=Em reação à Baleia Azul, publicitários criam lista de ‘tarefas do bem’}}</ref> Also in Brazil, Sandro Sanfelice created the movement ''Capivara Amarela'' (Yellow [[Capybara]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bemparana.com.br/noticia/498845/curitibano-cria-capivara-amarela-para-combater-a-baleia-azul|title=Curitibano cria Capivara Amarela para combater a Baleia Azul - Bem Paraná|author=|date=|website=www.bemparana.com.br}}</ref> which proposes to "combat the Blue Whale game" and guide people seeking some kind of help.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/apos-polemica-do-jogo-baleia-azul-curitibano-lanca-o-desafio-da-capivara-amarela.ghtml|title=Em meio à polêmica do jogo Baleia Azul, curitibano lança o desafio da Capivara Amarela|publisher=}}</ref> Participants are separated between challengers, who are the people who seek help, and the healers, who are kind of godfathers of these people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paranaportal.uol.com.br/curitiba/capivara-amarela-surge-como-contrajogo-da-baleia-azul/|title="Capivara Amarela" surge como contrajogo de "Baleia Azul" - Paraná Portal|publisher=}}</ref> An Adventist school in southern [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], in partnership with other education networks, also sought to reverse the situation by proposing another charity game, the "''Jonas Challenge''" (referring to the [[Bible|biblical]] character [[Jonah]], who was vomited up by a large fish three days after being swallowed by it).<ref>[http://videos.adventistas.org/pt/editoria/educacao/educadores-fazem-proposta-de-jogo-contraria-ao-baleia-azul/ Educadores fazem proposta de jogo contrária ao Baleia Azul], Vídeos Adventistas</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://novotempo.com/jornaldant/videos/escola-adventista-faz-proposta-de-jogo-contraria-ao-baleia-azul/|title=Educadores fazem proposta de jogo contrária ao Baleia Azul|website=Novo Tempo|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> Other games created in Brazil in response to the Blue Whale were the ''Baleia Verde'' (Green Whale) and the ''Preguiça Azul'' (Blue [[Sloth]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/jogo-da-baleia-verde-contrap%C3%B5e-a-baleia-azul-com-orienta%C3%A7%C3%B5es-positivas-1.1462440|title=Jogo da Baleia Verde contrapõe a Baleia Azul com orientações positivas|first=O|last=TEMPO|date=18 April 2017|website=otempo.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hojeemdia.com.br/horizontes/baleia-azul-ganha-concorrentes-do-bem-pregui%C3%A7a-azul-baleia-verde-e-baleia-rosa-1.459164|title=Baleia Azul ganha 'concorrentes' do bem: Preguiça Azul, Baleia Verde e Baleia Rosa|author=|date=|website=Hoje em dia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://extra.globo.com/noticias/rio/baleia-azul-ganha-concorrentes-do-bem-preguica-azul-baleia-rosa-baleia-verde-21234407.html|title=Baleia Azul ganha ‘concorrentes’ do bem: Preguiça Azul, Baleia Rosa e Baleia Verde|author=|date=|website=globo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jn.pt/inovacao/interior/a-baleia-verde-que-quer-cacar-e-acabar-com-a-baleia-azul-7204977.html|title=A "Baleia Verde" que quer caçar e acabar com a "Baleia Azul"|first=Global Media|last=Group|date=4 May 2017|website=jn.pt}}</ref><br />
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Author [[Glória Perez]] stated on 21 April that she plans to include the Blue Whale game in her new [[telenovela]], ''[[A Força do Querer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capricho.abril.com.br/famosos/jogo-da-baleia-azul-sera-abordado-em-a-forca-do-querer/|title=Jogo da Baleia Azul será abordado em A Força do Querer - Capricho|author=|date=23 April 2017|website=abril.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://odia.ig.com.br/rio-de-janeiro/2017-04-23/jovem-teria-sido-vitima-da-baleia-azul.html|title=Jovem teria sido vítima da Baleia Azul|author=|date=23 April 2017|website=ig.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ofuxico.com.br/noticias-sobre-famosos/jogo-da-baleia-azul-sera-abordado-em-a-forca-do-querer/2017/04/23-292641.html|title=Jogo da Baleia Azul será abordado em A Força do Querer|first=|last=OFuxico|date=|website=ofuxico.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://observatoriodatelevisao.bol.uol.com.br/noticia-da-tv/2017/04/gloria-perez-revela-que-vai-abordar-o-jogo-da-baleia-azul-em-a-forca-do-querer|title=Glória Perez revela que vai abordar o jogo da Baleia Azul em A Força do Querer - Observatório da Televisão|first=Philippe|last=Azevedo|date=22 April 2017|website=uol.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metropoles.com/entretenimento/televisao/desafio-da-baleia-azul-sera-retratado-na-novela-a-forca-do-querer|title=Desafio da Baleia Azul será retratado na novela "A Força do Querer"|author=|date=|website=Metrópoles}}</ref> The media also stressed that the phenomenon coincided with the controversy surrounding the web television series ''[[13 Reasons Why]]'', which addresses the issue of teen suicide.<ref>[http://honey.nine.com.au/2017/04/28/09/32/blue-whale-suicide Parents warned as online suicide game 'linked to death of 130 teens' goes viral]. [[Nine.com.au]], 28 April 2017. URL retrieved 8 May 2017.</ref><ref>[https://noink.abs-cbn.com/this-is-why-suicide-is-never-to-be-taken-lightly/ This is Why Suicide Is Never To Be Taken Lightly]. [[ABS-CBNnews.com]], 4 May 2017. URL retrieved 8 May 2017.</ref><br />
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In [[Belo Horizonte]] and [[Recife metropolitan area]] in Brazil, many [[school]]s promoted lectures to talk about the Blue Whale game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2017/04/21/interna_gerais,863901/escolas-de-bh-se-mobilizam-contra-o-jogo-baleia-azul.shtml|title=Escolas de BH se mobilizam contra o jogo Baleia Azul|first=Estado de|last=Minas|date=21 April 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvjornal.ne10.uol.com.br/noticia/ultimas/2017/04/18/pf-faz-palestras-em-escolas-sobre-jogo-baleia-azul-30231.php|title=PF faz palestras em escolas sobre jogo Baleia Azul|website=http://tvjornal.ne10.uol.com.br|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> The Police Specialized in High Technology Crime Repression (Dercat) in [[Piauí]] is preparing a digital primer to warn young people about the dangers of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/pi/piaui/noticia/delegacia-do-pi-prepara-cartilha-para-alertar-sobre-perigos-do-jogo-baleia-azul.ghtml|title=Delegacia do PI prepara cartilha para alertar sobre perigos do jogo 'Baleia Azul'|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agrandebarras.com.br/2017/04/delegacia-do-pi-prepara-cartilha-para.html|title=Delegacia do PI prepara cartilha para alertar sobre perigos do jogo 'Baleia Azul'|author=|date=|website=agrandebarras.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jnnabocadopovo.com.br/blog/2017/04/21/delegacia-do-piaui-prepara-cartilha-para-alertar-sobre-perigos-do-jogo-baleia-azul/|title=Delegacia do Piauí prepara cartilha para alertar sobre perigos do jogo ‘Baleia Azul’ - Jornal na Boca do Povo|author=|date=|website=jnnabocadopovo.com.br}}</ref><br />
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In May 2017, authorities of the [[Mexico|Mexican]] state of [[Michoacán]] issued an alert warning about the possibility of the Blue Whale challenge to invade the country.<ref>[https://br.sputniknews.com/sociedade/201705058317752-mexico-jogo-baleia-azul/ México sente a chegada do jogo Baleia Azul no país], Sputnik News</ref><ref>[http://www.correiodopantanal.com.br/geral/mexico-sente-a-chegada-do-jogo-baleia-azul-no-pais/ México sente a chegada do jogo Baleia Azul no país], Correio do Pantanal</ref><br />
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In May 2017, [[Tencent]], China's largest Internet service portal, closed 12 suspicious Blue Whale-related network groups on its social networking platform [[Tencent QQ|QQ]], as the number of this kind of groups is on the rise.<ref>[http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0509/c90000-9213015.html "Tencent closes suspicious network groups on Russian ‘Blue Whale’ suicide game]. ''People's Daily Online''.</ref> The search results of related keywords was also blocked in QQ.<ref>[http://chinaplus.cri.cn/mychina/life/35/20170510/4382.html “Blue Whale” suicide game spreads in China]. China Plus.</ref><ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/m/2017/05-09/256644.shtml Tencent takes action to tackle 'Blue Whale' suicide chat groups].</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Choking game]]<br />
* [[Cyberbullying]]<br />
* [[Peer pressure]]<br />
* [[Fire challenge]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.netfamilynews.org/blue-whale-2-months-later-real-concern/ Core concern: ‘Blue Whale’ & the social norms research] <br />
*[http://baleiarosa.com.br/index.php?lang=en Pink Whale Movement] (''Movimento Baleia Rosa'', in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]])<br />
*[http://fifalab.altervista.org/blue-whale-macabro-gioco-arrivato-anche-italia/ Blue Whale in Italia]<br />
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