Urban explorers risking lives and arrest for social media glory, say experts

Growing popularity of daredevil stunts fuelled by competition for acclaim on YouTube and Instagram, warn academicsA rising number of daredevil stunts such as scaling skyscrapers and parachuting from tall structures is being fuelled by competition for acclaim on social media, according to urban exploration experts, who warn that deaths are increasing as a result. The immense popularity of online videos of people climbing the world’s tallest buildings, including the London Shard, had turned