Nasscom proposes hotline to get tip-offs

IT body Nasscom and the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) have recommended setting up a hotline or web portal to receive tip-offs to identify sources of the deadly ‘Blue Whale’ game, which has been allegedly linked to the deaths of several children worldwide, including in India.

“We have also reached out to the Ministry of Women and Child Development to issue alerts to parents, schools and colleges, and recommended that it activates a hotline or web portal to receive tip-offs to identify sources of the game,” Nasscom-DSCI said in a statement.

Advisory issued

It added that an advisory has been issued for all stakeholders concerned to “annihilate the danger posed by this game.

The infamous Internet game has administrators assigning dangerous tasks to players, including self-inflicting wounds on the body during a 50-day period. The players are asked to share photos after finishing every task.