Ilya Pogiblov, 28, was sentenced to nine years by a court in Novosibirsk for creating a so-called Blue Whale social media ... Pogiblov 'led activity aimed at inducing an indefinite number of ...

There appears to be a potential growing interest in the city in the “Blue Whale” challenge, which assigns young people self-harm and suicidal tasks over a 50-day period. Last week, the ...