Momo challenge (1 Viewer)

[Galileo]

Anybody hearing about this Momo thing?  Sort of creepy.

Here is how the Momo cyber-bullying works: Kids are encouraged to send a message to a number on WhatsApp. Due to a combination of curiosity and peer pressure, kids send a message, then receive a message from “Momo” in return.

Along with the horrifying wide-mouthed, bug-eyed picture of Momo, they also start to get violent images and a series of increasingly dangerous dares from the anonymous bully. Children are told that they if they do not perform these tasks, they will be cursed or visited by Momo herself.

Eventually, these threats ratchet up to the kids being encouraged to commit suicide. Tragically, police in Buenos Aires say that a 12-year-old girl’s recent suicide seems to be linked to her recent online activity, specifically her participation in the WhatsApp “Momo” challenge.

 

[gianmarco]

Awful.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

“[insert anything here] Challenge”

NO

 

[The Gator]

“[insert anything here] Challenge”

NO

I was out after the marriage challenge. steal dealing with that 

 

[glvsav37]

What is it with the kids and 'challenges?" I am constantly talking to my daughter about these and finding out what the latest is...so damn stupid. 

 

[gianmarco]

And yet another reason why my 13 yo still doesn't have a phone. By the time he gets one if/when he starts driving at 16, I'll be a lot less worried about this stuff (hopefully).

 

[comfortably numb]

So this is the 2018 version of saying bloody mary 3x in a mirror?

 

[Scoresman]

That Momo thing is creepy. 

 

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Kids are so ####### stupid  

 

[Galileo]

Kids are so ####### stupid  

Although this is may be true, I am more in awe of the sick ******* who creates such things.

 

[EYLive]

There's no upside, yet these idiots keep doing it.

 

[ShamrockPride]

There's no upside, yet these idiots keep doing it.

Oh yes there is. It's called your 15 minutes of internet fame.

 

[cosjobs]

I was scarred by the Pepsi Challenge

 

[IMAX 3D]

Sounds like a Blue Whale rip-off 

 

[irish eyes]

I was out after the marriage challenge. steal dealing with that 

Lol 

 

[eoMMan]

Sounds like a copy of the Russian Blue Whale thing that had girls committing suicide.

 

[Short Corner]

I was out after the marriage challenge. steal dealing with that 

Don't be so hard on yourself, even Dentist fell for that one.

 

[eoMMan]

So did anyone beat this game yet?

 

[Galileo]

So did anyone beat this game yet?

The girl in Argentina is the only claim that I have read...doesn't seem to have the same momentum as Blue Whale did.  But there is still a chance.

 

[Sullie]

I'm thinking I'm going to have to develop an App like this.  Mine will be something like the KRYPTONITE challenge as all these things appear to be my son's kryptonite.  My App will challenge teenagers with a set of complex challenges they will never be able to finish.  I'll start off with the "clean your effing room challenge" followed by the "don't piss on the bathroom floor challenge" then the "pick up your dirty clothes challenge" then "do your homework w/out me telling you 600 times challenge" then "stop eating in your room and leaving food and dishes everywhere challenge."  I have more challenges in mind. . . so is this how it works?  All you have to do is call something a "challenge" and your kids will do it? 

/disclaimer - I'm joking, our son is pretty great, he is kind of a slob but I was too at his age, just trying to lighten it up a bit. /