Parents have been advised by the Education Ministry (MOE) to watch over their children, who may attempt trendy online challenges that could be harmful.
One of the challenges mentioned in the Monday advisory is the Blackout Challenge, where people choke themselves with household items until they black out for a few seconds.
The advisory came two days after content creator Runner Kao made an Instagram post slamming the actions of two boys in a clip, one of whom had the other in a chokehold.
Although the post did not include the clip that was shared with the content creator, it contained screengrabs, which showed the boy letting go of his grip only after the other boy had lost consciousness.
The boys, who were seen wearing school T-shirts, were playing a “game” where one person chokes the other until they pass out, said the now-deleted post.
Children across the world have died while attempting the Blackout Challenge.
In February, the families of four British children sued TikTok after they accused the social media platform for having “flooded them with a seemingly endless stream of harms”, reported the BBC.
Their children had all seemingly attempted the challenge, and died in the process.
The MOE advisory called for parents to “play an active role in guiding your children to make safe and responsible decisions about risky online challenges”. — The Straits Times/ANN
