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Why parents should be careful about the games their children are playing

There are certain online games that do more harm than good to the lives of children and teenagers. It may be said that after all, it’s just a game. But in the case of Jamie Njenga, a teenager from Kamukunji, a game managed to turn him against himself to the point of leading him to take his own life.

 Having been linked to more than 1,000 cases of teen suicide, this game, Blue Whale, should be banned and scrapped from computers, smartphones, laptops, tabs, and any form of electronic device that can be used to instal such games.

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