Abina Alberta: YouTube bans dangerous pranks after Bird Box challenge

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YouTube bans dangerous pranks after Bird Box challenge Jan 16th 2019, 12:00, by Vanessa Angel YouTube acts after challenge leads to people doing tasks blindfolded, including driving YouTube has banned creators from depicting "dangerous challenges and pranks", after a wave of incidents prompted by a viral challenge involving driving blindfolded pushed it to act. The so-called Bird Box challenge, inspired by the Netflix film of the same name, saw YouTubers imitating scenes from the movie in which characters must perform common tasks while blindfolded. A culture of one-upmanship meant that rapidly progressed to online celebrities such as Jake Paul walking through traffic and driving their cars while unable to see, leading to a Utah teenager crashing her car into oncoming traffic repeating the stunt. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2VWPQT9

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