After a number of teens recently have committed suicide upon instruction from the online Blue Whale web game, Egypt’s Ministry of the Interior intensified its efforts to stop the game’s spread among the country’s youth. The Interior Ministry, in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education, held a seminar at Minya University on Sunday to raise awareness among university students on the pros and cons of social networking sites. Hossam Nabil, the representative of the Interior Ministry, warned during the seminar that the supervisors of electronic games, such as the Blue Whale, are only a group of hackers who psychologically exploit players. Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy announced a national-level campaign to tackle the problem of the Blue Whale game. He added that the Authority cannot have full control over the spread of the game.

Source: Egypt Independent April 23, 2018 09:33 UTC