Suicide game...

[Beso]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/psni-fear-suicide-game-momo-challenge-targeting-northern-ireland-children-37847932.html




Awful, just why do people do stuff like this?!!

[user104658]

Think I mentioned this on another similar thread; the worst part of the Momo thing is that it isn't some internet psycho / small group of people that do this, there isn't just "one Momo account", it's usually other kids that the kid being targetted knows. someone will set up a number and use the Momo name and picture and use it to harass or bully other kids into doing things.

Usually it's just stupid dares that aren't really malicious or dangerous but sometimes it ends horribly either by accident (kids daring each other to do really dangerous ****) or on purpose with threats / deliberately causing harm.

[Jessica.]

It's not a big thing at all and most people didn't know about it until all of the fear mongering on Facebook and tabloid news. People should have nothing to worry about if they supervise their kids.

[Beso]

It's not a big thing at all and most people didn't know about it until all of the fear mongering on Facebook and tabloid news. People should have nothing to worry about if they supervise their kids.

You cant supervise them 24/7 though, I don't think anyone would dare to claim they do...

[user104658]

It's not a big thing at all and most people didn't know about it until all of the fear mongering on Facebook and tabloid news. People should have nothing to worry about if they supervise their kids.

Yeah I thought the same until I aked my 9 year old if she knew about Momo, and she was like "AAAHHH why did you have to remind me about Momo just before bed time??"

She's heard of it, all of her friends have heard of it and talk about it, and I also saw an old friend of mine (who lives on the other side of the country) saying similar. He had never heard about it until the recent media stuff, asked his 10 year old, and she said "Yeah everyone knows about Momo".

Sooo... I wouldn't assume that just because most ADULTS didn't know anything about it, that most kids didn't. They seem to have their own little grapevine and have been talking about Momo for quite a while.

[Niamh.]

That thing is really creepy, hadn't heard anything about this till yesterday, hopefully my kids are old enough to be passed this stuff, what ages are we talking here that they're targeting?

[Beso]

That thing is really creepy, hadn't heard anything about this till yesterday, hopefully my kids are old enough to be passed this stuff, what ages are we talking here that they're targeting?

It's random... but the report mentions a three year old.

[Niamh.]

It's random... but the report mentions a three year old.

bloody hell :/ that is young

[AnnieK]

Yeah I thought the same until I aked my 9 year old if she knew about Momo, and she was like "AAAHHH why did you have to remind me about Momo just before bed time??"

She's heard of it, all of her friends have heard of it and talk about it, and I also saw an old friend of mine (who lives on the other side of the country) saying similar. He had never heard about it until the recent media stuff, asked his 10 year old, and she said "Yeah everyone knows about Momo".

Sooo... I wouldn't assume that just because most ADULTS didn't know anything about it, that most kids didn't. They seem to have their own little grapevine and have been talking about Momo for quite a while.

My son said exactly the same thing. He has parental controls on his tablet and no access to social media but knew ALL about Momo.

[Niamh.]

My son said exactly the same thing. He has parental controls on his tablet and no access to social media but knew ALL about Momo.

I must ask my son if he knows about it, he's 14 though, is it more a younger kids thing?

[Beso]

I must ask my son if he knows about it, he's 14 though, is it more a younger kids thing?

Probably a better article on it.....


https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6926762/what-momo-suicide-game-whatsapp-deaths-uk/

[Livia]

I'd like to ban Internet from anyone under 16.... except for educational use, in school, monitored.

[Jessica.]

You cant supervise them 24/7 though, I don't think anyone would dare to claim they do...Anyone can make it so that their kids only have internet access while supervised. I'm not saying every move they make has to be watched, but in situations where they're vulnerable, such as using the internet I think it's reasonable.

[Jessica.]

I must ask my son if he knows about it, he's 14 though, is it more a younger kids thing?My nephew is the same age as your son and said that it's not as widespread as people are making it sound and that kids his age know not to take it seriously. Seems to be blown out of proportion a bit.

[AnnieK]

My nephew is the same age as your son and said that it's not as widespread as people are making it sound and that kids his age know not to take it seriously. Seems to be blown out of proportion a bit.

14 is massively different to 8 or 9 though in how they understand the dangers and what is real and not.

Its a big problem when young kids are being freaked out by it....even if its only a couple its a problem when kids are being told to hurt themselves or others

[Beso]

Anyone can make it so that their kids only have internet access while supervised. I'm not saying every move they make has to be watched, but in situations where they're vulnerable, such as using the internet I think it's reasonable.

But the thing pops up wether they are being watched or not...stuff like that can psychologically harm a child for some time...

Lucky you and niahms 14 yr olds seem savvy, but not all are, lots are already in a bad place without this urging them to do what they may have been thinking about doing already...q

[user104658]

Anyone can make it so that their kids only have internet access while supervised. I'm not saying every move they make has to be watched, but in situations where they're vulnerable, such as using the internet I think it's reasonable.

I think this is somewhat naive; kids have phones (you cannot control whether other kids have them), kids take their phones to school (even if they're not technically supposed to) and with the best will in the world - unless you home-school, and never let your kids go to another kids house - you can't control what they will and won't see. It's a mistake to think that you can... it'll just mean that they see it anyway but you don't know about it :shrug:.

It's better to raise kids in the real world, just a guided version of it, so that they're comfortable and confident in telling you about the things they encounter in the world so that you can give them context and guidance on how to be safe. Once they start hiding things from you because they "know they'll get in trouble" - you're screwed.

[Beso]

Just saw a video of it...on a peppa pig youtube video ffs....imagine a mum having to cook dinner and popping the youngster in a bouncy chair for ten minutes...and that ****e comes on...

[Tony Montana]

That creepy character scared the **** out of me

[Beso]

That creepy character scared the **** out of me

It's not right...we have all probably had that witches face prank played on us..when it jumps out at you...well I showed my 14 yr old nephew it for a laugh and his cocoa pops ****ed my computer and now I'm a stuck, needing reading glasses on a sam sung mobile posting on tibb.


He's 21 yesterday actually, and heavily tattooed and almost a fully fledged tattooist. ..so maybe there's a plus side....smokes pot though the wee ****e.

[Marsh.]

How does it work?

The momo pops up and threatens that bad things will happen if they don't do what it says?

[Beso]

How does it work?

The momo pops up and threatens that bad things will happen if they don't do what it says?

The one I saw was the face and it was saying....your mom is gonna kill you repeatedly...

[Beso]

I will message tommy Robinson personally let him know of his new opportunity to get his face back on the net.

[Jessica.]

It's not a real challenge.

[Jessica.]

https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/02/26/momo-challenge-suicide-game/

[JerseyWins]

https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2019/02/momosculpture.jpg?w=857

:skull:

This is ****ed up

[Josy]

It's not a real challenge.The suicide thing is fake but the momo thing is happening the police and schools have been circulating letters about it here

[Northern Monkey]

Already warned my 7 y/o about it.We only let him use the kids YT app.Luckily he’s never seen it.He has seen the scary Peppa Pig though.They title them as if they’re a normal vid to get them past the kids filter.
Some sick fks about.

[Jessica.]

The suicide thing is fake but the momo thing is happening the police and schools have been circulating letters about it hereDo you have a link to any video with it?

[AnnieK]

The suicide thing is fake but the momo thing is happening the police and schools have been circulating letters about it here

Yeah, we've had letters about it from school. You can get the app for the actual game on Playstore too.

[AnnieK]

At the end of the day, kids of a certain age are scared. Whether its happening or just an urban legend, the fact that kids under 10 know about it and are scared is a problem.

[Beso]

https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/02/26/momo-challenge-suicide-game/

Are you trying to dispell this as a fake story?

[Jessica.]

Are you trying to dispell this as a fake story?The only reason it's popular now is because of the media coverage and viral posts, it was just a kind of urban legend between kids for the most part before that.

[Kazanne]

We have barred WhatsApp and YouTube for our two small boys one is 8 the other 11,they have also had a talk in their school about it,the youngest Jude has not shut up about it ,as some of the kids at their school have been genuinely scared ,so I do think it plays on their mind a bit,luckily mine haven't seen it,I just hope it stays that way,but whoever is doing it is truly sick in the head.I've seen the video it's sick.

[Niamh.]

Don’t let your kids watch coronation street momo is on it and scared the **** out of me
https://i.imgur.com/N5B67d9.jpg?1

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2311365028894761&set=a.414945881870028&type=3&theater

[Josy]

Do you have a link to any video with it?Not at the moment I'm at work but there's screenshots that parents have posted on fb

[arista]

That thing is really creepy, hadn't heard anything about this till yesterday, hopefully my kids are old enough to be passed this stuff, what ages are we talking here that they're targeting?

Yes thats their point

[Beso]

The only reason it's popular now is because of the media coverage and viral posts, it was just a kind of urban legend between kids for the most part before that.

The only reason the media picked up on it though is because of how dangerous it could be if the wrong kids see it..

[Kazanne]

The video is in here ,you can see why it scares young kids

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/watch-vile-momo-song-appearing-2592159

[arista]

Viral 'Momo challenge' is a malicious hoax, say charities
Groups say no evidence yet of self-harm from craze,
but resulting hysteria poses a risk

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/28/viral-momo-challenge-is-a-malicious-hoax-say-charities

[user104658]

The only reason it's popular now is because of the media coverage and viral posts, it was just a kind of urban legend between kids for the most part before that.This. It wasn't real, it was just an urban legend, but it's gone viral so now it IS very real. It doesn't really matter that it wasn't originally.

There's still a tonne of misinformation about it though, people believing that it's one messed up individual or group doing it and targeting random kids.

The vast majority of the "Momo problem" is kids who KNOW each other setting up fake accounts on a cheap anonymous PAYG phone to prank each other, or sometimes to bully or manipulate kids they don't like (or who are easy targets).

Basically if your kid gets targeted by Momo messages, it's probably another kid in their class at school or on your street. But people's eyes are diverted by the fantasy that it's one or two online "psychos".

[edit to add]

This isn't a new thing; two years ago it was "killer clowns" with kids insisting to each other that they had seen one in the local park / woods / drove past their friends house and saw one looking in the windows etc etc.

[Vicky.]

Each of the stepkids told me about this a few days back, before all the viral stuff took off on facebook. I ad been talking to them separately about something else similar, and immediately they were like 'is that that momo thing?' and they told me about it...then I searched. The next day a load of parents were posting about it.

It seems, that its generally through whatsapp and such, TS is right in that its generally friends 'having a laugh' but a lot of kids seem genuinely scared of it. The momo spliced in videos thing seems to be a bit of a myth...however there is dodgy messages in, for instance peppa pig videos aimed at kids, that are on the YT kids app.

[user104658]

...however there is dodgy messages in, for instance peppa pig videos aimed at kids, that are on the YT kids app.

That's been going on forever too though... Poor Caillou :joker:. There's also a fake episode of Peppa Pig where Peppa gets addicted to bacon and eats her parents, that ends with her entering Little Brother George's room and him looking terrified. I'm sure at one point she's peeling off strips of her own arm and eating those. My eldest saw that when she was about 6 but of course - being morbid as **** - thought it was hilarious. :facepalm:

She's scared of Momo but understands what it's all about... She's just scared of the face. Though she did also know about it long before it was in the news. I think it went kid-viral months ago and us slow adults are just catching up.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Iv had worse

[Vicky.]

That's been going on forever too though... Poor Caillou :joker:. There's also a fake episode of Peppa Pig where Peppa gets addicted to bacon and eats her parents, that ends with her entering Little Brother George's room and him looking terrified. I'm sure at one point she's peeling off strips of her own arm and eating those. My eldest saw that when she was about 6 but of course - being morbid as **** - thought it was hilarious. :facepalm:

She's scared of Momo but understands what it's all about... She's just scared of the face. Though she did also know about it long before it was in the news. I think it went kid-viral months ago and us slow adults are just catching up.

:eek:

I have watched some of the weird mashup type things, the obviously fake paw patrol things and that, its so..odd. I used to think YT kids was safe, but its clearly not. I think that things should only be on that platform after being watched, from start to finish by adults tbh. my kids arent on the Ipads that much, but I do get worried when I need the loo or something so can't be watching with them and it seems daft to set off a tantrum for the sake of like 20 seconds...luckily they only watch that RIDICULOUS 'ryans toys review' these days.

[user104658]

:eek:



I have watched some of the weird mashup type things, the obviously fake paw patrol things and that, its so..odd. I used to think YT kids was safe, but its clearly not. I think that things should only be on that platform after being watched, from start to finish by adults tbh. my kids arent on the Ipads that much, but I do get worried when I need the loo or something so can't be watching with them and it seems daft to set off a tantrum for the sake of like 20 seconds...luckily they only watch that RIDICULOUS 'ryans toys review' these days.My youngest almost exclusively watches videos of people making slime, or opening kinder eggs. :think:

[Vicky.]

Also the killer clowns thing, there was actually some freak who dressed up as a clown around that stage and hung round my stepkids school scaring the **** out of them. He was arrested IIRC. I remember people on FB telling me it was only an urban legend and noone actually did it, people just pretended to have seen them, etc etc. Unfortunately, not here. But we have a seemingly unusual amount of weirdos in the area it seems D:

[Vicky.]

My youngest almost exclusively watches videos of people making slime, or opening kinder eggs. :think:

Ah yes, the hour long videos of opening rubbish plastic tat. Ryan actually set off my daughter on wanting those stupid 'LOL doll' things, ****ing ten quid for a lump of plastic that ends up either lost after 5 seconds or up her brothers nose :bored:

[user104658]

Also the killer clowns thing, there was actually some freak who dressed up as a clown around that stage and hung round my stepkids school scaring the **** out of them. He was arrested IIRC. I remember people on FB telling me it was only an urban legend and noone actually did it, people just pretended to have seen them, etc etc. Unfortunately, not here. But we have a seemingly unusual amount of weirdos in the area it seems D:Well that's the problem I suppose; once the myths start hitting the mainstream, some genuinely odd people will decide that it's a great idea to do it for real.

Its mainly just people doing it to amuse themselves though not to actually physically harm anyone. Still, doesn't stop younger kids being terrified.

[Elliot]

There's also a fake episode of Peppa Pig where Peppa gets addicted to bacon and eats her parents, that ends with her entering Little Brother George's room and him looking terrified.

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