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| Quote:  Momo may be creepy, but police believe it is clear it is being used by hackers to harvest information. Officers in Northern Ireland moved to reassure parents about the doll figure with bulging eyes and a creepy grin. Momo targets young children on social media. The doll encourages them to add a contact on messaging service WhatsApp, then hounds them with violent images and dares. | |
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47359623
The final dare being killing yourself, apparently.
I asked my wife if they had heard of this at her school, and they had (actually she finished my sentence when I started “Have you heard about the latest...”). In fact she wanted to tell me what I should do if I hear children talking about it. I had to raise two child protection issues last year because of what’s been said in Code Club. Kids are less on guard in that kind of situation, and I’ve been told that being male in a school where it’s mostly all women, I may get told things that they won’t be. Basically, I mustn’t mention it at all, and if someone talks about it to go straight to the head teacher and tell her. She’ll then take over and deal with it.
Anyway, if you have contact with kids, then be aware of this doing the rounds. Warn the parents. Not enough people are monitoring what their children are up to online.