MUP KS Urges CAUTION FOR GAMES blue whale: INCREASE CONTROL OVER CHILDREN! 18+

We appeal to parents, guardians, educators and others who are able to step up supervision of children and youth in the field of use of social networks.

Lately, according to available information, the Internet game "Blue Whale" (Blue Whale) started in the Russian Federation due to Bosnia and Herzegovina, ie Canton Sarajevo. Content same is conceived on different challenges that include acts of self, and the last stage requires of people who play the game, to commit suicide.

As announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Sarajevo Canton, game spreads through calls to potential people usually prepubertal and pubertal age. Social networks - the Internet, especially Facebook, are not allowed to use people under 18 years. However, we have witnessed a considerable number of children and young people have profiles on social networks, opening the same, giving inaccurate information about his age.

The fact is that most of their parents and guardians "tacitly approve" such behavior, and accept that children have their "profile", thereby not paying necessary attention on the method, content and time mentioned communication.

- In view of the above, we appeal to parents, guardians, educators and others who are able to step up supervision of children and youth in the field of use of social networks, how the same would not be the victims of these and similar dangerous 'games' -, according to reports MoI.

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Sarajevo Canton, in cooperation with other police agencies, prosecutors' offices and courts competent to take all within its jurisdiction to protect children and young people from the dangers that threaten them on social networks.