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== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
On October 17, 2019, Russian VK user Gleb Korablyov launched a live broadcast on the platform. During the broadcast, Korablyov took a Saiga semi-automatic shotgun, pointed it to his head, warned a person to wait before notifying his parents of his suicide, and shot himself | On October 17, 2019, Russian VK user Gleb Korablyov launched a live broadcast on the platform. During the broadcast, Korablyov took a Saiga semi-automatic shotgun, pointed it to his head, warned a person to wait before notifying his parents of his suicide, and shot himself. Two seconds prior to shooting himself, Korablyov made a reference to a Russian suicide-related meme "Nya, poka!".<ref>[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nya%20poka The meaning] of Nya, Poka!</ref> | ||
On the same day, the now-deleted [[YouTube]] channel '''GORE''' reposted a short clip of the video as "1444", with the video gaining over 151,000 views in three days before being taken down by | On the same day, the now-deleted [[YouTube]] channel '''GORE''' reposted a short clip of the video as "1444", with the video gaining over 151,000 views in three days before being taken down by YouTube moderators. | ||
== Spread == | == Spread == | ||
Starting on October 20, 2019, the video received further spread through discussions on social media. Similar to [[Momo]], it was rumored among Spanish-speaking internet users that the video was cursed by the original uploader on the deep web and that the curse could only be lifted from the viewer by commenting on the date on the video. At that time, multiple users made posts warning against watching the video. For example, Twitter user irkepoc gained over 13,700 retweets and 10,900 likes in two days. | Starting on October 20, 2019, the video received further spread through discussions on social media. Similar to [[Momo]], it was rumored among Spanish-speaking internet users that the video was cursed by the original uploader on the deep web and that the curse could only be lifted from the viewer by commenting on the date on the video. At that time, multiple users made posts warning against watching the video. For example, Twitter user irkepoc gained over 13,700 retweets and 10,900 likes in two days. | ||
