2019
DOI: 10.1177/1071181319631179
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An Investigation on the Portrayal of Blue Whale Challenge on YouTube and Twitter

Abstract: Introduction Social media has created opportunities for children to gather social support online (Blackwell et al., 2016; Gonzales, 2017; Jackson, Bailey, & Foucault Welles, 2018; Khasawneh, Rogers, Bertrand, Madathil, & Gramopadhye, 2019; Ponathil, Agnisarman, Khasawneh, Narasimha, & Madathil, 2017). However, social media also has the potential to expose children and adolescents to undesirable behaviors. Research showed that social media can be used to harass, discriminate (Fritz & Gonzales, 2… Show more

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“…If adolescents and parents are made to believe that suicide games are real, they have real consequences. Thus, Khasawneh et al (2019) have argued "that it is urgent to monitor social media posts related to BWC [Blue Whale Challenge] and similar self-harm challenges (e.g., the Momo Challenge)" (p. 888).…”
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“…If adolescents and parents are made to believe that suicide games are real, they have real consequences. Thus, Khasawneh et al (2019) have argued "that it is urgent to monitor social media posts related to BWC [Blue Whale Challenge] and similar self-harm challenges (e.g., the Momo Challenge)" (p. 888).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similarly, guidelines for suicide-related content on the internet have been published by The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC 2014). In an initial, two page long presentation, Khasawneh et al (2019) analyzed whether the portrayal of the suicide game Blue Whale Challenge on Twitter and YouTube adheres to these guidelines. The results show that 87% of the videos adhere to half or less of the guidelines.…”
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“…The SPRC should appropriately inform social media users, particularly those with greater influence (eg, celebrities and news anchors) on how to address suicide or self-harm in a safe way to reduce contagion. This could be achieved using an algorithm that detects harmful content in the video before posting and provides recommendations to the user to edit or remove such content [ 97 - 100 ]. Although most YouTube users found the blue whale challenge to be a threat and forwarded a message as a means to warn others or speak out against it, they may unintentionally contribute to self-harm contagion.…”
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“…YouTube has the potential to become a powerful positive information dissemination platform with the contribution of mental health professionals and organizations [ 96 , 97 ]. Professionals and organizations can do so by actively participating on YouTube channels by creating and uploading videos that are safe, accurate, and trustworthy.…”
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confidence: 99%