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While this challenge is not new, it is surfacing in the headlines. The Momo Challenge is a frightening social media challenge. It appears with an unforgettable, horrifying picture of a statue of a bird (that looks like a girl) and allegedly encourages kids to perform increasingly risky and harmful tasks, including hurting themselves. It can pop up in a variety of places but seems to center around Whatsapp, [e.g., YouTube Kids (Peppa the Pig & Fortnite), YouTube, WhatsApp, etc.], which then sends them instructions to complete a series of increasingly bizarre and dangerous tasks from watching a horror movie to engaging in self-harm to taking their own life. See the clip from CBS News here.
Though some articles mention reports of kids actually harming or killing themselves as a result of the challenge, they are unsubstantiated. Some reports indicate it's actually a way for hackers to get access to devices, which poses a whole separate set of risks." Information from commonsensemedia.org. Click here for more information about online challenges. Comments are closed.
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