


Children are told that their parents are going to be harmed if they tell anyone about meeting and knowing Momo. Victims are either lured with the promise of meeting the Mother Bird or they are informed that they have been cursed through the messaging app. Once someone gets in contact with them, the shadowy controller sends victims instructions for the next challenge to be performed. The figure is almost bald and has chicken-like body and avian feet. The distorted figure includes a wide smiling face, with eyes popping out, and rough hairs. The mischievous individuals behind the challenge have used a photograph of a sculpture produced by Japanese artist Keisuke Aisawa of an ubume as the ‘Momo creature’ or ‘Mother Bird’. The first reported encounters were in the middle of children videos and youngsters were encouraged to contact the ‘Mother Bird’ via WhatsApp. a shadowy controller sends violent images and instructions to a child. Using online platforms like YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc. The challenge has also been hacking place in popular kid’s videos and games like Peppa Pig and Fortnite.

The internet is filled with stories of kids jumping from rooms, cycling into walls and performing various other alarming activities. The game encourages them to harm themselves and others. It is a disturbing ‘challenge’ based game that targets vulnerable children and teens via WhatsApp and other social media. After the launch of the vile and dangerous social media game Blue Whale last year, parents are now being worried and warned by the experts of the new online ‘suicide game’ Momo Challenge.
