"My friends didn't wait for me, I fell to the ground"/ Arbri, 13, suffered a fracture from the "Superman challenge" on TikTok!

2024-12-16 22:38:07Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"My friends didn't wait for me, I fell to the ground"/ Arbri, 13,

Long ago, the sensational game on TikTok, Pokemon Go, became a global phenomenon with consequences.

Everywhere you could see young people suspiciously walking the streets with phones in their hands in an attempt to collect Pokémon.

After it, the dangerous game, known as "Blue Whale", led many children to commit suicide.

These days, another threat has appeared on TikTok, putting the lives of children at risk. The "Superman Challenge" or "Superhero", has left many TikTok users traumatized. The challenge consists of jumping forward with an outstretched arm, like the children's character, Superman, to be caught or not by friends.

Over 10 young people have been reported injured by the dangerous "game" that has spread to Albania. Arbri is a 13-year-old and tells "Stop" that he is a victim of this game.

He doesn't have a phone, but under the influence of his friends, he succumbed to the dangerous game and Arbri broke his hand and damaged his spine.

Arbër: I learned this game from my friends. There were about 7 or 8 of us and we were all playing, there were injuries to the others as well, but when it was my turn they threw me too high and couldn't catch me, I fell on the ground with my left hand. This ended up injuring my hand.

Journalist: So they didn't throw you backwards, but they threw you vertically, upwards, right?

Arbër: Yes, and no one waited for me because they were afraid that I had gone too far.

Journalist: Were you on school premises or in the neighborhood?

Arbër: In the school premises, during a long break. Then the officer came but I was a little scared and didn't tell her that I had killed her with the TikTok game. After a while, my hand continued to swell and the teacher called my mom, we went straight to the Military Hospital, we found out that I had broken my arm and put my hand in a cast.

Journalist: Did you have any other injuries besides your arm, which is already bandaged?

Arbër: It was only when I was in the air that I got dizzy and had a back problem, nothing else.

Journalist: Arbër, do you have a phone?

Arbër: No, I don't, my friends just showed me the game.

Journalist: Was this the first game you tried on TikTok?

Arbër: It was my first time, others had tried it before. I want to tell all the kids who see this trend on TikTok, don't play it because it's very dangerous, there are many kids who have been injured, broken legs, knees and hands.

Journalist: On the day you were in the hospital, what else happened besides receiving treatment? What did you see in the hospital?

Arbër: There were a lot of kids, they had injured their knees, they had broken their kneecaps, their ankles, and one had broken both hands. That's why I turned to "Stop", I want to tell them to stop this game./ Klan


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