WhatsApp: Concern about the return of Momo, the macabre viral challenge

Momo, the terrifying picture that went viral on WhatsApp last year to spread macabre viral challenges between teenagers and children, reappeared after several months in oblivion.

On this occasion, a woman reported in a Scottish press that her daughter, aged 8, had received a message in which she was encouraged to take a picture with a knife around her neck.

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"He showed me a picture of my face on my phone and said that she had told him to go to the kitchen drawer, take out a knife and put it on his neck." " revealed the girl's mother.

Faced with the increase of this type of messages, an Irish school has issued a warning to parents on social networks: "IMPORTANT: We are aware that some uncomfortable programs (the Momo Challenge) are hacking programs for children, challenges appear in the middle of (videos) YouTube Kids, Fortnite (and) Peppa Pig to avoid detection by Adults. Please be attentive with your child when using the technology, the pictures are very disturbing. "