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DOKEY DOKEY LITERATURE CLUB -
A VIDEO game featuring "psychological horror" and suicide has been linked to the death of a 15-year-old schoolboy.
Police and teachers have warned parents about Doki Doki Literature Club.
Described as a "visual novel", it features a boy who joins a high school poetry society and grows close to four teenage girls.
While it appears to be a cute "dating sim" game, it opens with the warning: "This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed."
Players follow the story and interact with the characters by chatting and writing poems.
The interactions take a dark turn as the girls become obsessive, and the story contains disturbing references to violence, self-harm and mental health issues and a scene in which a character's neck snaps.
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HMC report May 2017:
The survey – conducted via a mixed state and independent academy chain – reveals:
Breaking news: 22 April 2017:
The Blue Whale Challenge is about targeting vulnerable young persons on line and befriending them. Once their trust is gained they are set 50 challenges. These are a variety of challenges that build upon the previous in terms of risk and severity. The 50th challenge culminates in a dare to the vulnerable person to kill themselves. There have been reports of this happening.
Safeguarding Your Children – New APP
Parents worried their children are swapping inappropriate pictures and selfies with friends or even strangers online are being offered a smartphone app to automatically spot suspect images.
The firm behind Gallery Guardian says it uses sophisticated image recognition software to scan pictures appearing on a child’s mobile to detect naked skin, genitalia or breast exposure.
If the app spots a suspect image on the child’s phone, the parent is immediately sent an alert reading “suspicious image detected”.
Blackburn with Darwen have set up a website to advise on Internet Safety. We recommend that all parents/carers have a look. This will help you to stay aware of the dangers of the Internet and how to keep your child safe.
http://ipreventblackburn.org.uk/
http://www.lancashiresafeguarding.org.uk/online-safeguarding.aspx