As described in a lawsuit against TikTok and parent company ByteDance, the “Blackout Challenge … encourages children to choke ...

In a recent landmark decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that TikTok could be held liable in a wrongful death ...

Kids and teens can make some pretty hairbrained choices sometimes. But when a kid's choice is to engage in a TikTok challenge that threatens their life, psychiatrists can struggle to understand if it ...

A 10-year-old child's tragic death, which her parents say was the result of her participating in a "blackout challenge" ...

At least seven kids, under age 15, have lost their lives owing to the infamous 'blackout challenge' on Chinese short-video making app TikTok that encourages users to "choke themselves with belts ...

A mother filed a wrongful death suit against TikTok after her 10-year-old daughter died from attempting the Blackout Challenge (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The mother of a ...

TikTok is being sued after two young girls died while trying to recreate a viral trend on the app called the "blackout challenge." The lawsuits allege that Lalani Erika Walton, 8, and Arriani ...

As proliferation of harmful content online has increasingly become easier and more accessible through social media, review ...

A recent article by Barry Sookman, “The Significance of Anderson v. TikTok: A Test for Section 230 CDA,” explores the Third Circuit’s recent decision in Anderson v. TikTok, which redefines the ...

Tawainna Anderson sued TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance after her daughter Nylah in 2021 attempted the blackout challenge using a purse strap hung in her mother's closet.

On Friday, parents of Framingham Earl High School pupils received a notice addressing the "blackout ... platform TikTok. This saw two pupils "consensually engaging" in the challenge during break ...