He denied reports that he and his game were directly responsible for over 130 deaths, stating that he had only directly influenced 17 deaths. I was cleaning our society of such people", Budeikin said during the interview with Saint Petersburg News. Who cause or will cause only harm to society. Those who do not represent any value for society. "There are people - and there is biological waste. His motives for driving them to suicide were far less empathetic though. He said he was giving them the warmth and understanding that they didn't get in their lives. Budeikin claimed that the psychological manipulation he was administrating was intended to make the 'victims' happy. The game got its name from one of the first disturbing challenges of the game, where players were asked to draw a blue whale on a piece of paper, and then told to carve the whale onto their body. Each task also needs to be photographed or videotaped, so the administrators have proof of completion and authenticity, including the final suicide. The game begins with fairly basic tasks, but continually increases in magnitude to tasks such as cutting one's veins, killing an animal and finally suicide. After selecting who gets to play 'The Blue Whale Challenge' >, the administrators of the game assign daily tasks to the players, which they must complete over 50 days. He would then select people he considered weak enough to be manipulated. He would ask people to talk about themselves, Skype them and ask them to watch gory and depressing content online. What is Budeikin's game all about? 'The Blue Whale Challenge' started in 2013, with Budeikin making online contact with people - usually impressionable teenagers - so he could decide who would play the game successfully. Everyone will understand", he added, cryptically. Don't worry, you'll understand everything. In an interview in Russia with Saint Petersburg News in May, Budeikin was asked if he really pushed teenagers to suicide intentionally. A Siberian court sentenced the 22-year-old Russian creator of the game to three years in jail for inciting Russian youths to kill themselves. At the time, he referred to feminism as a “social disease,” claiming on Twitter that feminists were “overtly sexist against men.” At one point, Persson said that anyone who opposed “heterosexual pride day” should be “shot” and also tweeted “It’s okay to be white” after claiming groups pushing for more diversity and calling out white supremacy were being racist against white people.NEW DELHI: A 14-year old student from Andheri in Mumbai may be the first reported Indian victim > of the 'The Blue Whale Challenge' game, which appears to be still influencing people despite its creator Philipp Budeikin being thrown in jail last month. In 2017, he voiced his support for Gamergate, an alt-right and sexist movement that largely targeted women, LGBTQ, and other minority groups in the industry. Many in the gaming community will undoubtedly celebrate the fact that he’s left the platform. It’s no secret that, since Microsoft’s $2.5 million acquisition of Mojang, the development studio he founded to create Minecraft, Persson has become an incredibly controversial figure within the games industry. “So I guess that time Peter Molyneux started crying during an interview is no longer my strangest interaction with a game developer.” “Well this is a weird day,” Brown wrote in response.
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