What is the MOMO challenge ?
Momo challenge basically is a game where firstly a unknown number or account attempts to contact the victim through Whatsapp or Facebook. Then it'll force you to do some tasks that is very slimier to the last year's Blue Whale challenge. It targets the children and encourages them to save the contact as their whatsapp contact. Once it is saved, the user starts to get a wide range of challenges everyday. The last challenge is to commit suicide.
From the hummers Momo is a social account over the Facebook, Whatsapp and many more. It uses a the image of an artwork which simply invokes horror and induces curiosity among children while challenging them to contact an unknown number. It is a creepy doll with monstrous features; large eyes and wide mouth. According to reports, it is a sculpture named ‘Mother Bird’ by Linked Factory which was inspired by the works of Midori Hayashi. It is on display at the Tokyo Vanilla Gallery in Japan. However, the artist is not associated with this challenge.
As reported by DailyMail, the challenge has already attracted kids in the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Mexico, France and Germany. It already ruined a life of a 12 year old girl in Argentina.
Many popular youtubers tries to contact Momo to check that is it real or fake. But some of them got a bitter experience from it.
It's mainly spreading through Whatsapp and Facebook. So, be careful and prevent your children from the approach of those things. Share this information With everyone to prevent more deaths because of this.
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