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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.
The “blackout challenge,” or “choking challenge,” is an online challenge proliferated through social media apps such as TikTok that encourages viewers to asphyxiate themselves until they ...
Earlier in 2024, TikTok star Kyle Marisa Roth died at the age of 36. Her cause of death was not immediately known, but fans honored her legacy upon the news. Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of All Time
The blackout challenge is an internet challenge based around the choking game, which deprives the brain of oxygen. [1] It gained widespread attention on TikTok in 2021, primarily among children. [2] It has been compared to other online challenges and hoaxes that have exclusively targeted a young audience. [3]
TikTok is facing other “blackout”-related lawsuits. In December, 10-year-old Nylah Anderson choked to death after accidentally hanging herself in her closet, per The Washington Post. When she ...
Anderson v. TikTok, 2:22-cv-01849, (E.D. Pa.), is a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in which the court held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), 47 U.S.C. § 230, does not bar claims against TikTok, a video-sharing social media platform, regarding TikTok's recommendations to users via its algorithm.
The Texas and Wisconsin girls loved to dance, sing and post videos to TikTok. Their parents say they died participating in a dangerous challenge.
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday wrestled with whether the video-based social media platform TikTok could be sued for causing a 10-year-old girl's death by promoting a deadly "blackout challenge ...