What do you get when you combine a creepy mask, kids’ YouTube videos and whispers of suicides? The so-called momo challenge has dominated headlines for the past two days, with parents being warned of a viral ‘suicide game’ supposedly on the rise on YouTube. But according to The Guardian, experts have warned that the momo challenge is nothing but a “moral panic” spread by adults. The UK Safer Internet Centre has gone as far as to call the challenge “fake news”, while YouTube has said they have found no recent evidence of challenge on the platform. Despite the viral meltdown of the past 48 hours, this is not the first time the momo challenge, nor the grotesque figure of a woman, has reared their heads.

Source: News 24 March 01, 2019 07:30 UTC