# @nbcnewyork on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=UfuCPXQrhSY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73197098-nbcnewyork-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2019-03-01T00:44:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC New York (@nbcnewyork) — https://gondola.cc/nbcnewyork

## Caption

Professionals are warning parents that they should talk to their kids about "the Momo challenge" as the new viral challenge spreads across social media and puts children in potential danger.

The "Momo Challenge" is an online cyberbullying game targeting young kids and teenagers through Facebook and WhatsApp. It threatens children with violence if they don't commit potentially dangerous activities.

Children who participate in the challenge are first sent a message with a photo of a woman with bulging eyes, an elongated face and a large, contorted smile.

Accompanying the photo is a message that directs children to commit various acts - some simple, some more violent - and show photographic proof of those acts or risk being harmed.
The game has reportedly been linked to suicides in other countries but authorities have not offered proof of that connection.

In New Jersey, the Cape May Police Department posted a Facebook message to parents warning that, "This 'game' is believed to be a way for people to hack accounts and is psychologically manipulative towards kids and teens."

Read more: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/How-to-Talk-to-Children-About-Dangerous-Momo-Challenge-502783461.html

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