On Tuesday, July 5, two families filed a lawsuit against TikTok in a Los Angeles court following the death of their daughter. AT cause : Dimming challenge, another dangerous choking call without consciousness. Despite the obvious dangers, clear from the name of the task, the platform continued to recommend it to many users for some time. Thus, two 8- and 9-year-old girls, Lalani and Ariana, died at the end of 2021. The two children were described as addicted to TikTok months before their deaths. According to the complaint, they posted numerous videos and participated in popular TikTok challenges. Challenges that, on the whole, however, remained “good boy”.
TikTok has been the target of a complaint about cause blackout challenge
Most often, it was about performing choreography or performing a beneficial action. The harmless image that brought parents two little girls to trust them and not be particularly afraid of what young users may encounter. And yet, a few months later, they were found unconscious, with a rope around their necks. This is not the first time TikTok has been put to the test. We remember, for example, the Tide Pod Challenge, which consisted of keeping a capsule of ultra-corrosive detergent in your mouth for as long as possible. Or salt and ice challenge is to take as long as possible possible mixture of ice and salt with skin. Read also – Beware of this new (deadly) challenge on TikTok… A mixture of salt and ice significantly reduces the temperature, which drops to -28°C. This temperature causes 3rd degree burns and necrosis on prolonged contact with the skin, all with injuries that leave lasting effects. In the complaint documents parents to criticize TikTok for being “indisputably aware that the app was subject to the Blackout death challenge, and that son the algorithm offered it to children, including those who lost their lives.”