Father Sounds Alarm After Son Dies in Extortion Campaign That Ended With 'Blackout Challenge'

A father is urging parents worldwide to monitor their children's online activity after his 15-year-old son took his own life following a 50-day campaign of digital extortion, manipulation and dangerous dares orchestrated by anonymous predators operating through mainstream gaming platforms. Christoforos, whose family had moved from Cyprus to the United Kingdom, was found unresponsive in his bedroom after attempting the so-called blackout challenge — a viral asphyxiation dare his tormentors fal...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA