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The Latest Dangerous Social Media Trend that ‘Gamifies’ Deadly Driving

The government said platforms should remove clips that glorify reckless driving after 62 wrong-way motorway incidents were recorded in Ireland this year, officials said.

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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The long month of August is typically one of the busiest times of the year for police, with schools out for summer and many young people at a loose end. From the so-called “teen takeovers” sparking curfews across the United States, to the “blackout challenge” where users choke themselves, The post The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

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The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving

The long month of August is typically one of the busiest times of the year for police, with schools out for summer and many young people at a loose end.

·Atlanta, United States
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A dangerous TikTok trend costs twelve lives in Ireland and England. Does the ghost-driver madness reach Germany now?

·Essen, Germany
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Young men steal cars and drive on the highway as ghost drivers to film for Tiktok. Twelve people have been killed in two accidents in Ireland and the UK.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Twelve deaths within a few days: in Great Britain and Ireland severe ghost-drivers accidents cause horror. Authorities see a connection with a dangerous Internet trend, in which young men in particular appear to be deliberately on the wrong road. They film their life-threatening maneuvers for social media. They deliberately go into the oncoming traffic, film themselves and hope for as much attention on the net as possible: An insane social media…

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Report24 broke the news on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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