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=== Saudi Arabia === On 15 July 2018, the Saudi General Commission for Audio-Visual Media banned 47 video games, including Grand Theft Auto V, Assassin's Creed II and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, that had online components that were alleged to be part of the Blue Whale game following the suicides of two teenagers that had been involved in it.
=== Spain === In 2018, the first suicide in Spain allegedly linked to the game was reported, after a 14-year-old girl from Gipuzkoa, Basque Country committed suicide and acknowledged that she played the game. Although she initially did not intend to complete all 50 challenges (the last being to commit suicide), she ended up killing herself, stating that the perpetrators could be found "in Barcelona and in Argentina".
=== Tunisia === On 12 March 2018, the parents of seven Tunisian children who claimed their children had killed themselves due to the game requested a ban on Blue Whale from the Tunisian courts. A trial court in Sousse issued an interim judgment prohibiting Blue Whale and another supposed similar game named "Miriam".
=== United States === Many schools in the United States have warned parents about the game, though the number of Americans reported to have committed suicide because of the game has been low.
=== Uruguay === In Uruguay, the game has been linked to suicides in at least six departments: Canelones, Colonia, Montevideo, Rio Negro, Rivera and Salto.
=== Venezuela === In January 2019, a 15-year-old boy committed suicide at his home in Vargas, Venezuela, after allegedly playing the game.
== In popular culture == Several movies and TV series have adopted Blue Whale Challenge as a part of their storyline, including:
In the episode of the Netflix series Black Mirror titled "Shut Up and Dance" (2016), parallels were drawn to the Blue Whale Challenge. Blue Whale Challenge was shown in the Brazilian telenovela Edge of Desire (2017). Manasinata (2019), an Indian Kannada-language drama film by R. Ravindra, is based on the Blue Whale Challenge and explores issues which may lead children into suicidal internet games and challenges. Early Swallows is a 2019 Ukrainian teen drama television show which focuses on teenage issues such as drugs, bullying and the Blue Whale Challenge. 50 or Two Whales Meet on the Beach (2020), a Mexican drama film follows two teens who meet and fall in love while playing the Blue Whale Challenge and decide to follow through on the last task, suicide. The Blue Whale (El Hoot El Azraq) is a 2020 Egyptian film that focuses on the game and the police investigation surrounding the deaths of teens. Martyisdead is a 2019 Czech thriller web series that was inspired by the Blue Whale Challenge. Search Out is a 2020 South Korean thriller film written and directed by Kwak Jeong that was inspired by the Blue Whale Challenge. #Blue_Whale (Russian: Я иду играть, literally "I'm going to play") is a 2021 Russian thriller film based on the game. It was directed by Anna Zaitseva.
== See also == Choking game – Dangerous game of trying to faint Blackout challenge – Internet challenge revolving around the choking game Cyberbullying – Bullying in electronic communications Momo Challenge hoax – Viral Internet hoax 764 (organization) Peer pressure – Influencing peers to conform Suicide contagion
== References ==
== External links == Concern over media coverage of 'Blue Whale' Pink Whale Movement (Movimento Baleia Rosa, in Portuguese)