Warning of risk of viral challenges in video games

by times news cr

2024-07-05 21:41:30

At the time of the minors they sail in fear video game Online it is essential to pay attention to the interaction they maintain with users, since these platforms have become a medium for commission de crimes, as well as inciting people to carry out challenges that threaten their integrity, warned the Cyber ​​Police local.

This Unit of the Secretariat of Citizen Security detected that in one of these video games, known as Robloxusers promote challenges to gain popularity, credits or virtual coins, however, they highlighted the danger latent risk that users become victims of a crime or are forced to become perpetrators.

This platform has a chat, which is used to request compliance with viral challenges.

One case is that of a 19-year-old Peruvian youth who deprived a 7-year-old girl of her freedom for at least 10 minutes to comply with the challenge imposed by the other players on the platform, last March.

Incitements include assaulting a police officer or committing robberies to gain popularity within the community. virtual society.

For this reason, the Cyber ​​Police He urged the population not to play or chat with strangers, nor to provide personal data, to limit the time that minors spend in front of video games and to use parental control, are some of the measures.

2024-07-05 21:41:30

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