Kanye West’s album, “Ye,” is already crushing numbers … and it’s only been available for a few days. Numbers for the 7-song project are astounding — Kanye’s filled the top 7 song spots on both Spotify and Apple Music — and the album’s already…
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Showing posts with label Streams. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Yodeling Kid Mason Ramsey"s "Famous" Got 600k Spotify Streams on Release Date
Yodel Kid’s taking more than just country music by storm … the kid’s officially a global superstar and he’s got enormous Spotify numbers to prove it. 11-year-old Mason Ramsey — the boy who became famous after yodeling at a Walmart in Illinois –…
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Blue Whale Challenge: Teen Live Streams Death in Sick Suicide Game
The Blue Whale Challenge is a twisted game circling the Internet in a bid to drive teens to suicide. At least one has already fallen prey.
The haunting online addiction requires participating teens to complete 50 increasingly terrifying challenges over the course of 50 days.
The final task? That the player commit suicide.
A Texas teen, Isaiah Gonzalez, hanged himself as a direct result of partaking in the ghoulish online game, according to his grieving family.
His father, Jorge Gonzalez, wants to urge parents to monitor their kids" social media use after Isaiah was found dead in chilling fashion.
The younger Gonzalez was discovered hanging in his bedroom closet Saturday with his phone propped up on a shoe to record his death.
A report on the young man"s death from the San Antonio Police Department does not mention the Blue Whale Challenge. However:
But Gonzalez"s family said in the days after the teen died, they pieced it together from his social media and communication with friends.
His sister, Alexis, said that a person behind the challenge had gathered personal info from Isaiah and had threatened to harm the family.
Nevertheless, parents and other authorities are skeptical that the game actually exists, citing a lack of suicides directly attributed to it.
Agent Michelle Lee of the FBI"s San Antonio office said the agency is not involved, but urged parents to monitor children"s online activities.
"It"s a reminder of one of the many dangers and vulnerabilities that children face using various social media and apps online every day," Lee said.
"Parents must remain vigilant."
Jorge Gonzalez is the second parent this week to tell news outlets about a child who died by suicide allegedly as a result of the game.
A Georgia woman, who asked not to be named, spoke Monday to CNN about her 16-year-old girl killing herself in the Blue Whale Challenge.
Until this week, there had been no allegations about a U.S. death directly linked to the game, despite its rumored existence for months.
Suicides in Russia, Brazil and a half dozen other countries were reportedly linked to the challenge in cases of suicides of young people.
Notes have been posted on school district social media pages and sent home to parents in districts across the U.S., according to reports.
So how does it work? Parents believe that teens reach out to game administrators called curators through various social media platforms.
Those curators lead players through 50 days of challenges which may begin in relatively benign fashion, like watching scary movie clips.
However, they progress to cutting symbols into their arms and legs or taking pictures of themselves in incredibly dangerous positions.
The participants are allegedly required to document the completion of the task before they are directed to end their lives on the 50th day.
Horrifyingly, a search of related hashtags on Instagram shows users posting pictures of scars and cuts or memes that depict suicide.
Instagram warns that images tagged under related phrases could be harmful and directs people searching for them to seek help (above).
The Center for Missing and Exploited Children is aware of the challenge and encourages parents to report it and similar activity ASAP.
Even if people don"t have enough information of evidence to go to the police or FBI, there are still resources to help, the group urges.
Please, if you know of anyone participating or encouraging this sick activity, contact everyone in your power to make it stop immediately.
Friday, January 20, 2017
Donald Trump Inauguration Sparks Unrest Across Country (LIVE STREAMS)
Even as Donald Trump was taking the oath to become 45th POTUS violent protest were beginning. In the hours afterward … riot police and protesters have been clashing in Washington, D.C. We’re streaming coverage from around the country as…
Friday, December 9, 2016
Teen Driver Dies in Car Crash, Streams Own Death on Facebook Live
A teenage driver was streaming to Facebook Live this week when a tractor-trailer rear ended her car and killed her, along with a passenger.
Brooke Miranda Hughes, 18, was behind the wheel on Interstate 380 near Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, as she live-streamed her car ride.
Her friend Chaniya Morrison-Toomey, 19, was with her.
“Are you going live?” Morrison-Toomey asked.
In the now-deleted footage, bright lights flash inside the car and sounds of screeching tires can be heard before Hughes can answer.
An eerie seven-minutes of blackness follows.
Then, at the end of the eight-minute video, a man can be heard speaking and a blurry, bearded face can be briefly seen before it ends.
The Scranton Times-Tribune reported that both of the two teens were declared dead at the scene and were driving on a spare tire.
Michael Jay Parks, the driver of the tractor-trailer, was unhurt in the accident. Investigators say it"s too early to say if Parks will be charged.
The Monroe County Coroner’s Office conducted autopsies on the teens, whose remains could not be visibly ID"d due to the car burning.
State Police officials said the Facebook Live video will be used in the investigation. Andrea Saul, a Facebook spokeswoman, said:
“People watching Live video can report potential violations of our Community Standards, and we will take the appropriate action."
She added: “We also encourage people to contact law enforcement if they see a Live stream in which someone is in danger.”
May the victims rest in peace.
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