A few days ago, the State Police announced a dangerous game, called "Jonathan Galindo", also known as "Cursed Goofy", which was circulating online and called on parents to be careful.
Anonymous people hiding behind the character "Jonathan Galindo" encourage children to become part of a game that can lead them to suicide.
Recently, the first cases in Albania have been reported.
TV Klan reports that in the National Helpline for Children, "Alo 116", 5 signals have arrived within 1 week.
"It is about an address, which is on Instagram, the children were contacted from the same address. Some conversations were done in Albanian, some conversations were done in English. So it remains to be seen who the person hiding behind that address is. "They are in the age group of 10 to 16 years old who have signaled us", says Mirgit Vata from "Alo 116" for TV Klan.
The denounced page has been closed, but it has not yet been possible to identify the person. According to psychologist Moza Sula, the most at risk are children who spend a lot of time online or those who lead a poor social life.
"If something changes in the child's mood, in the daily routine, in personal hygiene, if it is no longer communicative as before ... Exploring uncontrolled sites can make the child a source of victimization at any moment so it is very important to do "Parental control," she said.
The game is similar to the "Blue Whale". If the children contacted by "Jonathan Galindo" will agree to play, the challenge can last 50 days, with 50 different challenges and the last challenge can lead children to suicide.
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