Challenges

Millions took up the challenge, which involved dousing themselves with a bucket of ice cold water and posting the video online

A viral video challenge has caused widespread concern and reactions from parents and authorities in Turkey.

The Turkish Education Ministry has launched an awareness-raising campaign against online suicide games such Blue Whale and Momo.

A student slit his teacher’s throat, took a selfie with the body and then killed himself with a circular saw in Russia amid fears it was part of an online death game.

Andrey Emelyannikov died in a bloodbath in Moscow after murdering his respected 44-year-old lecturer, a father-of-three.

A family in Ankara filed a criminal complaint against an online game titled "Blue Whale," indicating it was responsible for the suicide of their 24-year-old son. 

One family believes an online game led a 16-year-old girl to commit suicide. The game is called "Blue Whale" and it reportedly incites players to take their own lives, according to WNCN and CNN, quoted by Vesti.bg.

It's still not clear if the game really exists or not.

Kosovo authorities are joining the concerns expressed over a myserious online game, which originates from Russia, called "Blue Whale", which reportedly pushes teenagers to commit suicide.

On Thursday, police urged citizens to take extra care while adding that no actual victims of this allegedly "suicidal" game have been reported in the country.

Officers of the Greek Police's cyber crimes department have launched an investigation into what appears to be a second victim of the online game Blue Whale, which exhorts teenagers to self harm and suicide and has been linked to dozens of deaths in Russia.

Planking and the Ice Bucket Challenge are so 2014… to ‘get with it’ try face dancing, a new and exciting opportunity to enjoy 15 minutes of fame on social media. All you need to do is paint your face with figures and then scrunch forward with face gesturs to make the figure move.

The Charlie Charlie Challenge that originated in Mexico is fast travelling through teen social media accounts across the globe driving teens over the edge in a type of mass hysteria.