Parents using 'spider filter' to terrify their kids sparks debate

Social media company Snapchat recently celebrated spirit of Halloween and rolled out a "spider" filter that left virtual spiders crawling across faces and mouths of people trying out filter. However, people from different parts of world have been trying out "spooky" filter on ir children's' faces alongside recording ir reactions.

Snapchat's Halloween treat

A Twitterati tried out filter on her daughter but got a less than happy reaction from young kid.

Ar user asked if people were trying to teach ir kids concept of discipline:

popularity of filter was such that social media celebrity also joined bandwagon and used filter on her daughter.

' filter might have a negative effect on children'

Although  "spider" filter went viral, re were a few netizens who were t in favor of people trying out filter on ir children as it may have a negative effect on m. 

One user posted a tweet that re that he did t have kids and asked a general question that asked people wher y thought if such a stunt would be traumatic for m or t?

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Ar user wondered if this filter would trigger arachphobia(fear of spiders and or similar creatures such as scorpions) whereas someone else asked people posting such videos to stop doing it to scare ir children.

However, this is t first time parents have tried to perform a viral challenge on ir children. A few people h tried out Cheese challenge wherein y were witnessed throwing cheese slices at toddlers sitting on chairs and posting ir reactions on social media platforms.

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American Model, Chrissy Teigen, was t in support of much popular internet challenge and said that she would never do such a thing to her child who has all trust for her,

Ar man termed it as a completely stupid challenge with particular outcome and berated people for performing such a challenge on toddlers.

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