The Committee for the Special Protection of Children convened on Friday, March 1, at the National Telecommunications (NTC) office to address the so-called "Momo Challenge", which is actually a malicious prank.
Aangat Tayo party-list representative Harlin Neil J. Abayon III said the government can use the Data Privacy Act to shut down the spread of suicide games and other malevolent activities in cyberspace.
Government agencies have issued a call to parents to monitor their children’s use of the Internet as the so-called "Momo Challenge", an alleged suicide challenge targeting children and adolescents, became viral online.