The rise of viral, dangerous challenges, combined with social media algorithms that amplify such content, is bringing increased scrutiny to how platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and others operate. As ...

TikTok is being sued by the families of four British children who died during a “blackout challenge” craze that went viral on social media in 2022. The families of Archie Battersbee, Isaac Kenevan, ...

A 12-year-old UK boy named Sebastian has died after allegedly participating in the dangerous TikTok “blackout challenge,” which hypes a form of self-strangulation by challenging users to see how long ...

TikTok recently delayed a potentially fatal blow in the United States with a stay on a Supreme Court ban but now faces a new challenge: a lawsuit over the wrongful deaths of four children, raising ...

Parents of four British teens are suing TikTok as they believe their children died from trying out challenges that went viral ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), a legal resource for parents of children and teenage victims harmed by social media addiction and social media fueled harms, has ...

Six families are suing TikTok after their children died emulating the so-called “blackout challenge” they had seen on the social media platform. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok’s algorithm exposed the ...

TikTok has long been seen as a breeding ground for dumb stunts, but some challenges are truly hazardous to one’s health. A recent survey found that the blackout challenge is the deadliest of all — ...

A Delaware judge is considering whether to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to hold TikTok liable for the deaths of young people whose parents say died emulating the so-called "blackout challenge" they had ...

What starts as fun and games on TikTok can sometimes spiral into something much darker. While most trends are harmless dances, recipes, or clever pranks, others have taken a disturbing turn, leading ...

Feb. 7 (UPI) --Four British families Thursday filed a wrongful death suit against TikTok and its owner ByteDance over the self-strangulation deaths of four children who were participating in a TikTok ...