Online Suicide Games: A Form of Digital Self-harm or A Myth?

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Online suicide games are claimed to involve a series of challenges, ending in suicide.

• A whole succession of these such as the Blue Whale Challenge, Momo, the Fire Fairy and Doki Doki have appeared in recent years.
• The challenge culture is a deeply rooted online phenomenon, whether the challenge is dangerous or not, while social media particularly motivates youngsters to take part because of their desire for attention.
• Although there is no evidence that the suicide games are real, authorities around the world have reacted by releasing warnings and creating information campaigns to warn youngsters and parents.