Netflix Warns Public About “Bird Box Challenge”

Look out 2019, the first “challenge” has been issued, but Netflix isn’t having it. Called the “Bird Box Challenge,” social media has been blowing up with people posting their videos of them putting on a blindfold and stumbling and bumbling around trying to do different things that you would normally do.

In the new Netflix movie, there are creatures that can make you kill yourself if you look at them. As a result, the lead character Mallory, played by Sandra Bullock, flees with two kids, named Boy and Girl, in search of a “sanctuary.” To keep themselves from seeing any of these creatures, the three characters wear blindfolds while navigating through treacherous terrain.

Because of the potential dangers of wandering around parking lots, down steps, or on moving walkways, Netflix has issued a warning on Twitter.

“Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes,” the streaming giant wrote.

So whether or not if you’ve seen the movie, don’t let watching the “Bird Box” or the “Bird Box Challenge” lead you to do something that may harm yourself.

By: Maytinee Kramer