Editorial
Police are warning parents of a ‘disturbing’ viral character that goes by the name of Huggy Wuggy.
The blue bear with razor-sharp teeth is an antagonist in the 2021 video game Poppy Playtime and it is now circulating on YouTube and TikTok, which has left officials concerned.
A Dorset Police spokesperson reportedly said: “The blue bear-like character has long arms and rows of razor-sharp teeth.
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“Set in an abandoned toy factory, Huggy is a villain in the game who stalks the players from vents are unreachable places.
“Videos of the game are available to watch on YouTube, with other clips dedicated to Huggy in songs.
“One song includes the lyrics ‘I could hug you here forever, till you breathe your last breath together’.”
Cyber protection officer for Dorset’s police force, Chris Conroy, reportedly added: “There are videos people have made, songs people have made, and it’s popping up all over YouTube and TikTok using this quite graphic imagery of this bear-like character with razor-sharp teeth.
“It’s based around jump scares and things you certainly wouldn’t want children exposed to.
“If you were to use even YouTube Kids for example, it may slip through because there is nothing obviously sinister about the name of a video.
“It really comes down to paying attention to what your children are doing and making sure they are not just trusting YouTube Kids videos are safe because unfortunately with videos like this, things do slip through the cracks.”
Apparently, there are even versions of the Poppy Playtime horror video game on Roblox.
It’s believed that its developers advise that players be aged eight or above, with there no supposedly being no official age restrictions in place.
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