The "Labello Challenge", the new dangerous challenge for teens on social networks - Oise Hebdo

2022-05-14 09:38:56 By : Mr. Right Way

A dangerous new game has appeared on the TikTok platform and is fascinating teenagers.It would even encourage suicide.The "Labello Challenge", this new challenge on social networks has been talking about it for several weeks and is causing more and more concern.This challenge has gone viral with teenagers on the Tiktok platform in particular.The Ministry of the Interior recently took to Twitter to warn Internet users about dangerous viral practices and trends.Originally, it was just a "fun" game.The goal was to put on scented Labello, a lip balm, so that his partner could guess the taste during a kiss.The scenes were filmed and then broadcast on the social network Tiktok.The challenge could have ended there, but in recent weeks, the rules have changed a bit.And several concepts, each more dangerous than the other, have surfaced.In the first version of the new challenge, the player must apply Labello until the tube is completely empty.Then he ends his life.Another variant: cut his lip balm into pieces over his annoyances and mutilate himself or even commit suicide when the tube is finished.According to Franceinfo, no incident has been reported in France.This is not the first time that a challenge has attracted attention.In 2016, the "Blue Whale Challenge", which appeared for the first time in Russia, had already been talked about around the world.Taken in an endless gear, the young people had to complete a challenge per day dictated by an internet administrator for almost 2 months.The first challenges were simple and safe.Then, the dangerousness of the challenges rose crescendo.The final challenge leading to death.More recently, the black-out challenge had been pointed out, this challenge encouraged children to film themselves holding their breath until they fainted.The e-childhood association calls on parents to be vigilant, a listening unit can be reached on 3018 the call is free, anonymous and confidential.A team is available 6 days a week to provide assistance to teenagers and parents in the event of disturbing behaviour.