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

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

Snapchat's Halloween treat

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

Another user asked if people were trying to teach their kids the concept of discipline:

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

'The filter might have a negative effect on children'

Although the "spider" filter went viral, there were a few netizens who were not in favor of people trying out the filter on their children as it may have a negative effect on them. 

One user posted a tweet that read that he did not have kids and asked a general question that asked people whether they thought if such a stunt would be traumatic for them or not?

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Another user wondered if this filter would trigger arachnophobia(fear of spiders and other similar creatures such as scorpions) whereas someone else asked the people posting such videos to stop doing it to scare their children.

However, this is not the first time parents have tried to perform a viral challenge on their children. A few people had tried out the Cheese challenge wherein they were witnessed throwing cheese slices at toddlers sitting on chairs and posting their reactions on social media platforms.

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American Model, Chrissy Teigen, was not in support of the much popular internet challenge and said that she would never do such a thing to her child who has all the trust for her,

Another man termed it as a completely stupid challenge with no particular outcome and berated people for performing such a challenge on toddlers.

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