{"id":3034,"date":"2019-01-04T14:37:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2025-12-04T10:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:28:04","slug":"blindfold-2-0-birdbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/blindfold-2-0-birdbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Blindfold 2.0 &#8211; BirdBox"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#what-is-bird-box-challenge\">What is BirdBox challenge?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After KiKi Challenge, now it&#8217;s BirdBox challenge that has taken over netizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In December, the global streaming platform Netflix&#8217;s popular movie &#8220;Bird Box&#8221; captured audiences and sparked debates amongst its 45 million viewers during the first week of release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"BirdBox\" class=\"wp-image-3035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, the film, starring actress Sandra Bullock, has given rise to the dangerous internet &#8220;challenge&#8221;, and Netflix is urging fans of the movie not to take the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People have been uploading and sharing videos of themselves, wandering around blindfolded, doing the #BirdboxChallenge, which is inspired by scenes depicted in the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the film, Bullock (Melanie) and two children (Boy and Girl) navigate a post-apocalyptic world while blindfolded to avoid seeing an ominous figure. In &#8220;Bird Box,&#8221; seeing the mysterious monster has deadly consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox3.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox3-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"what-is-bird-box-challenge\"><strong>What is BirdBox challenge?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge asks people to live their daily life blindfolded. Whether it&#8217;s completing some tasks or just walking down the street or in their house, people have to blindfold themselves and shoot a video. That is the challenge and people are actually doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge has also led to some insane viral videos. People are even doing a 24-hour challenge and documenting it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.negup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/birdbox2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the sudden rise in the number of videos being shared on the challenge on social media, the Netflix on Thursday warned the netizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1080525103593512962\" data-tweet-id=\"1080525103593512962\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\"><div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar  Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Netflix US (screen name: netflix)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/966125580390252544\/Cfnan8Nf_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/966125580390252544\/Cfnan8Nf_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/966125580390252544\/Cfnan8Nf_normal.jpg\"><\/a><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Netflix US\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Netflix US<\/span><\/span><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--verified \" title=\"Verified Account\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Verified Account\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@netflix\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@netflix<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<div class=\"u-hiddenVisually js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Can\u2019t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; After KiKi Challenge, now it&#8217;s BirdBox challenge that has taken over netizens. In December, the global streaming platform Netflix&#8217;s popular movie &#8220;Bird Box&#8221; captured audiences and sparked debates amongst its 45 million viewers during the first week of release. 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