The video is scaring young kids as a monster appears alongside a horrifying sound

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Parents have been warned over a YouTube video trick which is scaring young kids. An innocent clip of Cocomelon soon turns sinister as a monster pops up.

TikTok user charliemarie99 has shared the warning in a viral clip on the social media platform. The clip sees the child friendly character suddenly turn into a monster, alongside a horrifying sound.

"My poor little girl jumped back, we was both in shock," one mum said. "I’ve already installed it now, only reason it wasn’t installed is because it’s my iPad not my daughters," she added on YouTube Kids.

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"Just want to add, my daughter gets 1 hour a day of iPad time, and it’s monitored by me. She normally watches films on Netflix or Disney Plus."

"Jumped a mile!," a worried mum replied in the comments underneath the clip as it went viral this week. And another wrote in reply to the viral warning: "It's awful that people feel the need to do this!"

They added: "Hope your little one is okay!" Others, meanwhile, said the video was funny - and they said clips like this are nothing new online.

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