“Bird Box”-Challenge: In social media emerged, thousands of Videos of a dangerous Internet trend that is based on a Netflix horror movie. Now the streaming service is warning with haunting words.

Munich – eyes – this is probably the Motto of many Internet users that participate in the so-called “Bird Box” – Challenge. In this test of courage where people with a blindfold on, and then make Videos of it and into the net. Inspired by the dangerous Internet trend of the Netflix horror movie “Bird Box”. Now the streaming service is a solemn warning to the imitators: “We cannot believe that we have to say: Please hurt you not this ‘Bird Box’Challenge”, it said on Wednesday on the official Twitter Account of Netflix.

In the horror movie that was seen, according to Netflix in the first week of more than 45 million users, plays Sandra Bullock is a mother, flees her two children in tow – with a blindfold in front of an invisible Monster. People live to bind with the eyes, because the sight of a dark Power is in danger.

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the “Bird Box”-Challenge, because Netflix-movie: Thousands of photos and Videos in social networks

Apparently, be posted in some social media photos and Videos, the people are blindfolded. For example, you run blindly through their homes or even in stores with a blindfold escalator. For Netflix, these images are reason enough to voice a clear warning.

The phenomenon in the Internet already for surprise – and ridicule:

to be seen whether the “Bird Box Challenge” someone hurt. Sandra Bullock won the rotary blindfolded the one or the other scratch.

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