Argentina
InSan Juan Province, Argentina, a 14-year-old boy was admitted to intensive care after claiming on social media he was participating in Blue Whale.[18]
Bangladesh
Many news reports have published on Bangladeshi media about attempted suicide related with the game. A teenage girl committedsuicide allegedly from the addiction of the game in October, 2017.[19]
Brazil
Several news reports have appeared on Brazilian media linking cases of child self-harm and suicide with Blue Whale. Police have several ongoing investigations, although as yetnone has been officially confirmed.[20][21][22]Altogether, eight Brazilian states had cases of suicide and self-mutilation suspected to be connected with the game.[23]
Bulgaria
The first news about Blue Whale appeared in Bulgaria in mid-February 2017. The Safer Internet Centre, established under the Safer Internet plus Programme of the European Commission, responded quickly. "(T)his sensationalistic story was inflated by a numberof our clickbait websites creating a wave of panic among parents", Centre Coordinator Georgi Apostolov reported.