Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram warned by Centre

New Delhi, Aug 15: The central government has ordered the all internet giant companies Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to the immediate removal of links related to the 'BlueWhave Challenge' game.

The Center has said that there is no use of the 'BlueWhale Challenge' game that is being ruined the innocent children lives, resulting in enormous damage and parents.

In this perspective, The all Internet giant organizations have been requested by the govt that the game links must be removed immediately.

The government to remove the 'Blue Whale Challenge' game from social media after some children are suspected to have killed themselves influenced by the game.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has also written to the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry thrice since May, asking it to catch those involved in spreading the game, a ministry spokesperson said.



The Blue Whale game is a 50-day challenge which demands that players complete tasks given by an anonymous "handler". The "handler" instructs players to cause self-harm, leading to suicide.

Last week, the staff of a Dehradun school stopped a Class 5 student from killing himself, and Pune Police rescued a boy who was reportedly on his way to complete the challenge.

According to police, the friends of a 14-year-old boy, who jumped off the fifth floor of a building in Mumbai earlier this month, believe he was influenced by the game.