The Momo Challenge illustrates how contemporary legends can trigger moral panics in the digital age.

Evidence

The Momo Challenge and the Intersection of Contemporary Legend and Moral Panic (Contemporary Legend (Indiana University))

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Folktales can escalate into moral panics in troubled times. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 77; The Momo Challenge existed simultaneously as a contemporary legend and a moral panic, with each sustaining the other. — The Momo Challenge and the Intersection of Contemporary Legend and Moral Panic; Discourse about Internet addiction and video-game-related suicide in China exemplifies a moral panic framed through cultural and historical narratives. — Just Like the Qing Empire (+2 more)

Related

• The Momo Challenge existed simultaneously as a contemporary legend and a moral panic, with each sustaining the other. (similarity 0.96)
• Discourse about Internet addiction and video-game-related suicide in China exemplifies a moral panic framed through cultural and historical narratives. (similarity 0.87)