WAO: Please stop doing harmful 'mugshot challenge' on social media


Domestic violence has become a major issue for women during MCO, according to WAO. — ANN

The Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) has appealed to users on social media to stop doing the viral "mugshot challenge", according to a press statement.

The mugshot challenge requires users to put on makeup to achieve a heavily-bruised or battered look and then taking a photo. WAO has described the challenge as "harmful" and "massively problematic". Postings of the challenge are usually uploaded onto platforms like TikTok.

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