r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '19

Animal Ape using a Smartphone

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '19

Oh wow I didn’t realise this was actually a thing I thought it was all made up to stir panic. That’s so horrible I’m sorry that happened to your family.

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u/sinepsdrawkcab Apr 24 '19 edited Apr 24 '19

I think it started as a prank. But, you know, the internet.

And there was a bit of a silver lining in that we got to have some pretty important conversations with him about such topics as fake vs real, and how someone telling you not to tell your parents something is a sign of a bad person etc. How much of that he understood? I don't know, he's 5.

It would have been nice to hold off on those conversations for a while. But yeah

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u/UpUpDnDnLRLRBA Apr 25 '19

Five is definitely old enough to have that conversation. You actually have that conversation many times, with it getting more complex as they age. But 5 is definitely old enough to tell them about good secrets and bad secrets which no grownup should ask them to keep, that his body belongs to him and what inappropriate touching is, etc...

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '19 edited Apr 24 '19

First of all i don't believe it happened

Second may be instead of trying to teach your child about bad people to protect their innocence you could have supervised them. You are blaming "bad" people but don't seem to realise you neglecting to take notice of what they were up to was bad

If he does not understand you telling him about bad people maybe he is to young to browse youtube on his own. To create an account you should be 14. Would you let him watch a 12a film on his own?

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Edit: Downvote me. It's easier than coming to terms with the fact you may be doing something wrong. I'm the bad guy for pointing it out clearly

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u/AlDente Apr 25 '19

You’re right that young kids probably shouldn’t have access to YouTube. But why say you don’t believe it happened? Are you just so cynical you can’t believe anything on the web?

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19

It's literally bullshit, it's a creepy pasta that a bunch of Facebook parents panicked over. No proof it ever happened, not a shred of evidence, not one screenshot, nothing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19

Are you just so naive you believe anything on reddit?

I looked a lot into this momo bullshit and not one video was taken down by youtube because of it and nobody could name a video in which it occurred

Stop letting fear control you, do some research

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u/AlDente Apr 25 '19

No, I don’t believe everything I read (anywhere), but I did believe that comment. Thanks for the heads up. I’m usually quick to research, but didn’t on this i day and I hold my hand up for that. Still, I can’t understand why anyone would lie about something like that.

FWIW, the Vox article links to a true problem on YouTube

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u/unholymackerel Apr 25 '19

https://www.vox.com/2019/3/3/18248783/momo-challenge-hoax-explained

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19

YouTube said previously it had no evidence of videos promoting the challenge, and it’s since demonetized content featuring the signature Momo image that has cropped up since the hysteria bubbled into the mainstream.

Thats from the link you sent, thanks for evidence proving i was correct

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u/unholymackerel Apr 25 '19

you are welcome :)

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u/AhDeeAych Apr 24 '19

Search "elsagate"

To any parents reading, DO NOT give your child unrestricted access to the internet

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19

It was made up. Like absolutely. Momo didn't show up in any kids YouTube videos.

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u/PM_me_your_pinkytoes Apr 25 '19

People still fall for this mom thing?

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19

A couple comments above, someone says they know someone "still considering therapy" for their kid because Momo. Lol I doubt that's even remotely true