Bengaluru: After Blue Whale Challenge, another life-threatening online game, Momo Challenge, is doing the rounds. As a preventive step, the Cyber Crime Division on Monday evening issued an advisory on Momo Challenge, warning the media not to report false news regarding the game and connect any deaths or suicides to it without verification.
Cyber crime cell officials pointed out that Blue Whale Challenge claimed no lives in the country as reported in the media.
The department asked parents and students to keep away from Momo Challenge and other life-threatening games. It advised students not to share any content related to Momo Challenge and not to send or receive any invitation containing links to the game. It suggested that students avoid downloading the game or images related to the game on their mobile phones. If they notice their friends or well-wishers playing the game, they should inform his/her parents, teachers or guardians immediately and also notice any changes in the behaviour.
The advisory stated that parents and teachers too should keep a watch on the behaviour of their students and children. "Youngsters should be educated about the dangers of Momo Challenge. Teachers should keep parents informed about children who are suspected to be playing Momo Challenge, conduct random checks of mobile phones of students and take necessary steps if the game is downloaded on the mobiles," it stated.
"The parents need to counsel children about the dangers of the game and tell them not to indulge in dangerous activities, like taking selfies from rooftops etc. They should keep a constant watch on their children and prevent them from playing the game," the advisory said.
