Internet challenge
Internet challenges are a genre of videos in which users record themselves performing an action, usually daring others to repeat it.[1] They play a role in internet meme culture, with many challenges spreading through such memes. Examples include the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, which went viral in mid-2014, and the TrashTag Challenge, which went viral in 2019.[2][3][4]
Internet challenges are similar to the common children's dare game in which they dare each other to perform an action that one would not normally do.
Some challenges/talks predate the internet; some periodically resurface in a somewhat different form. The popularity of internet challenges is explained by people's, especially teenagers', need to seek attention and be liked. Many of these challenges can be dangerous.[1]
List of challenges
References
- ^ a b "Internet "Challenges" and Teenagers: a Guide for Primary Care Providers". Clinical Advisor. 2018-07-08.
- ^ Cloutier, Catherine (August 15, 2014). "Facebook: 1.2 million #IceBucketChallenge videos posted - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ carterg@themountaineer.com, Carter Giegerich. "#trashtag takes off". The Mountaineer.
- ^ Poulet, Maëva. "How the #Trashtag challenge got people all over the world picking up litter". The Observers.