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.

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

Jul 6, 2022, 8:34am UTC
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.