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]