Families sue TikTok after girls died while trying ‘blackout challenge’

Families sue TikTok after girls died while trying ‘blackout challenge’

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/05/tiktok-girls-dead-blackout-challenge

Parents blame platform’s algorithms for choking deaths of eight- and nine-year-old

The families of two young girls who allegedly died as a result of a viral TikTok challenge have sued the social media platform, claiming its “dangerous” algorithms are to blame for their children’s deaths.