Netflix Wants People to Stop Participating in the 'Bird Box' Challenge

Netflix released a statement in response to the rise of the 'Bird Box' challenge, urging people to not participate in the latest craze.

Vivien Lyra Blair, Sandra Bullock, Julian Edwards in Netflix's 'Bird Box'
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Vivien Lyra Blair, Sandra Bullock, Julian Edwards in Netflix's 'Bird Box'

Netflix is urging everyone to not partake in the Bird Box challenge, which has people attempting various tasks—ranging from harmless to dangerous—while blindfolded.  The streaming service's hit movie is centered around leads who wear blindfolds in order to avoid an entity who guarantees death once seen. In other words, they do it for survival, not 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.

— Netflix (@netflix) January 2, 2019

Some people have put their own fairly innocuous twist on this latest craze. 

#BirdBoxChallenge: @michaelstrahan attempts to put lipstick on @sarahaines with a blindfold on! #GMADay https://t.co/G4PdrKdY6w pic.twitter.com/h5HIWtJtXw

— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 2, 2019

This is it for the #birdbox challenge😂😂😂😂😂
How "Beyoncé" giggled sent me😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/hmpWrHgUdy

— 4c supremacy (@Nakayenga_) December 27, 2018

South Garner Bird Box 👀 Challenge‼️ @SouthGarner_SnC @tibartoletta @readrgrlheather @FloTrack @NCRunners pic.twitter.com/jy74kAR8tS

— South Garner Track & Field (@SGTrack_Field) January 2, 2019

Others have been downright deadly. 

We had such a good thing with the Bird Box memes. We should've left it at that. 

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