Social experts want to ban these games in the region because of their dangerous impacts on teenagers and children.
Blue Whale:
It’s a challenging game that continues for 50 days targeting teenagers. One of the steps is it asks them to draw a whale on their arm with a sharp tool and send it. The final challenge is to commit suicide. About 150 suicides happened around the world because of the game.
source: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/22-year-old-commits-suicide-after-taking-blue-whale-challenge
Momo game:
It’s a game sent via whatsapp. It starts by asking personal questions then the suicide challenge begins.
source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6926762/momo-suicide-game-whatsapp-deaths-uk/
Mariam game:
It seems to be similar to the blue whale game. It is developed by Saudis, it is about finding a lost child but at the end it asks for personal information such as the house location. There are several situations that teenagers and kids suicided or hurt themselves when playing it
source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2017/08/08/-Mariam-game-causing-a-stir-in-the-region-.html