Momo Challenge? YouTube says no recent evidence of videos telling kids to commit suicide


FILE - This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube’s year-in-review video within a week earned the unwelcome distinction of becoming the most disliked video on its own platform, ever. It was a minor protest, a passive-aggressive campaign waged by prominent YouTube video bloggers and their fans. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Is the Momo Challenge real? YouTube says no.

The video platform issued a statement on Feb 27 to say that it has not seen any recent uploads depicting or promoting the Momo Challenge in any way.

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