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In February 2021, a nine-year-old girl in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, choked to death after wrapping a household item around her neck while allegedly trying to perform the blackout challenge ...
The "blackout challenge" was one of the most dangerous trends to hit TikTok back in 2021. While it's not a new concept, the ...
TikTok is facing multiple lawsuits from parents who say their children died of strangulation attempting the “blackout challenge,” after the app showed them videos of other people trying it.
The "blackout challenge" was one of the most dangerous trends to hit TikTok back in 2021. While it's not a new concept, the challenge's resurgence is being linked to deaths in young users.
By Michael Levenson and April Rubin The parents of two girls who said their children died as a result of a “blackout challenge” on TikTok are suing the company, claiming its algorithm ...
The parents of two young girls who died after they were said to have taken part in the “blackout challenge” on TikTok have sued the popular social media app — the second time the platform ...
The lawsuit claims Isaac Kenevan, 13, Archie Battersbee, 12, Julian 'Jools' Sweeney, 14, and Maia Walsh, 13, died from doing the 'blackout challenge', popular on the video-sharing app.
Share on Pinterest TikTok’s viral “blackout challenge” (also known as the “choking challenge” can lead to permanent brain damage or death in under five minutes. Sneksy/Getty Images The ...
The “Blackout Challenge” had previously been implicated in the death of several children, some of whom were younger than 12 years old. Her estate sued TikTok and its parent company and ...
Several kids died taking part in the “Blackout Challenge," which Third Circuit Judge Patty Shwartz described in her opinion as encouraging users "to choke themselves with belts, purse strings ...
Families of four British children are suing TikTok, alleging the 'blackout challenge' led to their deaths, as they seek access to social media data for answers A TikTok executive has said that the ...