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Braid chopping, Blue Whale, Momo Challenge: What lay behind a year of fear and panic
Hindustan Times | By Snigdha Poonam, Dhrubo Jyoti
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2018 07:46 AM IST
Mass hysteria breaks out in India every few years and is increasingly being fuelled by paranoia about the internet. But what lies behind the panic and fear and how can we combat it?
Centre issues advisory against ‘Momo challenge’
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2018 05:57 AM IST
The ‘game’ features the image of a girl with a distorted face and eyes bulging out called the “Mother Bird by Link Factory”, according to reports.
West Bengal CID asks people to contact them if they receive Momo Challenge invites
Kolkata/Burdwan | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON AUG 27, 2018 09:43 PM IST
Describing the Momo Challenge as “a new killer game on social media”, the CID advised parents not to allow their children to play this online game.
After Blue Whale, online suicide game ‘Momo Challenge’ spurs Bengal into action
Kolkata | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2018 02:15 PM IST
The Momo Challenge features an image of a girl with distorted face and eyes bulging out called the “Mother Bird by Link Factory”.
Jalpaiguri college girl invited to play virtual suicide game Momo Challenge, files police complaint
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 22, 2018 01:58 PM IST
The Momo Challenge is a WhatsApp ‘suicide’ game that is feared to have taken the life of a 12-year-old girl.