最近社交媒体脸书Facebook上流行一款游戏名为“消失72小时”(Game of 72)：凡是接受了挑战的脸书使用者在不告知任何人的情况下失踪72小时，即离家出走三天。
该游戏起源于欧洲。目前，在欧洲已发生多起“失踪事件”，有二位英国女学生暂时消失，导致了大规模的警方搜查，结果被证实是场乌龙。此游戏正迅速在全球蔓延，引发家长们的恐慌。
温哥华警方表示，在大温哥华地区，目前还没接获报告，但警方很担心这一趋势可能很快蔓延至加拿大。警方每年需要调查多达4000起的失踪案件，不希望看到有新的假案出现。“假装失踪是不可思议地缺乏常识、荒谬绝伦，也完全不关心亲友因此受苦”。任何引起警方展开调查的“假案件”，都要面临刑事起诉的后果。

网络安全专家弥勒(Jesse Miller)表示，现在网络发达，青少年已习惯对于任何一个讯息都在半小时内回应，“我担心的是，孩子所关心的只是如何让朋友们按『赞』，而不顾潜在的危险”。他建议家长对孩子使用电脑的习惯及知识必须与时俱进，对於短时间内就造成旋风的游戏要能迅速掌握内容，并与孩子坐下来谈。
“消失72小时”并不是唯一在脸书流行的疯狂游戏。去年，一个挑战脸书使用者跳进河里或海里的游戏在法国流行，一名青少年将脚踏车绑在腿上跳入河里，导致悲剧。
警察提醒青少年们，他说，网路没有秘密，在上面的任何活动，警方都能掌握。

原文：Vancouver police warn of 'Game of 72' dare, but report no local cases
Published Thursday, May 7, 2015 2:48PM EDT
Police in Vancouver are warning parents about a new online dare that challenges teens to run away for 72 hours.
The prank, dubbed "the Game of 72," dares teens to go missing for three days, avoiding contact with friends or family.
Media reports suggest the dare may have been behind the temporary disappearance of two U.K. schoolgirls, which prompted a massive police search.
Vancouver police Const. Brian Montague said while there have been no cases in the metro Vancouver region, officers are concerned the trend may spread to Canada.
He said police investigate up to 4,000 missing persons cases a year and don't want to have to start investigating fake cases.
Toronto police currently have no reports of cases of people disappearing as a result of the game, and said it is not linked to any of the missing persons cases they are currently investigating.
“We haven’t heard about any specific cases of this game,” media relations officer Caroline de Kloet said. “We’re not aware of this going on in Toronto.”
The game is the latest in a string of dares that have made the rounds online, some of which could be potentially dangerous.
Health officials are warning teens against taking part in the so-called "Kyle Jenner Challenge," which involves participants sucking shot glasses to plump up their lips.
And in 2014, the "neknomination" drinking game had people posting videos of themselves chugging alcohol. The dare was blamed for at least two deaths in Ireland.
Expert points to larger trend
Signy Arnason, associate executive director of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, said the game speaks to the broader issue of how children are learning behaviours from one another via social media.
"It really isn't about the Game of 72, it's about how they're connecting and communicating with people online," she told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview.
She said parents looking to discourage their children from participating in these types of viral dares should make time to speak with them about the topic.
"Let your child talk about what they know about a situation like this," she said, adding that parents should give their children the opportunity to freely share what they know about a dare.
"As they're giving you information, you then have the chance to shape some of those learning opportunities for them."
Arnason said it's important parents have this discussion with their loved ones even before a trend goes viral.
"There's a good likelihood, knowing how connected teenagers are, that they've already heard of this," she said. "So if they've heard of it, you want to be getting in there with them and engaging in a good discussion."
She added that in today's online environment, trends can spread very quickly through social media, with parents only learning about it much later.
"I see this as an opportunity to engage in some important dialogue with your kids, and it's something you need to be doing on a regular basis," she said.
With a report from CTV Vancouver's Scott Roberts
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