Blackout challenge

'Algorithm determined that deadly blackout challenge was well-tailored and likely to be of interest to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson and she died as a result,' ...

The “blackout challenge” encouraged users to choke themselves till they pass out and regain consciousness on camera. She was reportedly attempting a viral “blackout challenge” and spent five days in an intensive care unit before succumbing to her injures. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.

The mother of a 10-year-old Delaware County, Pennsylvania girl who died from a social media challenge is now suing the social media giant.

The challenge calls for people to attempt to hold their breath until they pass out. The challenge calls for people to attempt to hold their breath until they pass out. Tawainna Anderson and her attorneys announced a wrongful death lawsuit against the company Thursday in Center City Philadelphia.

TikTok and its parent company, Bytedance, are being sued and blamed for negligence and a defective product as a result of its algorithm after 10-year-old ...

Haileyesus died after 19 days on life support. TikTok responded to the series of blackout challenge related deaths by urging users to report videos promoting the challenge. Nylah Anderson was discovered unconscious in her Philadelphia home in December 2021 after attempting the challenge.

Nylah Anderson of Philadelphia hung herself from a purse strap after seeing videos related to the 'blackout challenge' on the app's 'For You' page, ...

His family (pictured) believe he may have been using the shoelace to take part in the challenge A search for the hashtag #blackoutchallenge on TikTok yields no results as of Thursday afternoon. By April 2020, the company's total worldwide downloads surpassed 2 million. TikTok says its main app is geared toward users 13 and older A forensic analysis of her phone showed that the app was in use at the time, according to her mom's attorneys. The family of a 10-year-old girl who choked herself to death as part of a TikTok challenge is suing the video platform for negligence and having a 'defective design.'

The mother of a 10-year-old girl alleged to have died after taking part in a viral social media challenge has launched a wrongful death lawsuit against ...

In recent years, social media has become a growing source of panic for parents concerned about the rise of so-called challenges that can be dangerous for users. TikTok's interface automatically suggests video to users as they scroll the app's main feed, known as its "For You Page." "The viral and deadly TikTok Blackout Challenge was thrust in front of Nylah on her TikTok For You Page ... as a result of TikTok’s algorithm," the lawsuit said.

According to the wrongful death suit, Nylah Anderson was found unconscious in her bedroom in Pennsylvania on December 7th. She was taken to hospital but died ...

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Tawainna Anderson said in December 2021 that her daughter Nylah was rushed to the hospital after attempting the challenge, which encourages users to choke ...

TikTok's "algorithm determined that the deadly Blackout Challenge was well-tailored and likely to be of interest to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson, and she died as a result," the suit reads. In April 2021, the family of 12-year-old Joshua Haileyesus, from Colorado, said he may have died doing the challenge. A mother is suing TikTok after her 10-year-old daughter died from attempting a dangerous stunt called the "blackout challenge" that she found out about on the app.

The girl's family accused the social media platform of marketing a defective product and negligence, saying in the suit that the dangerous dare “was thrust ...

The app exploded in popularity during the pandemic, with its short dancing clips and lip-syncing skits entertaining teenagers at rates higher than other social platforms. TikTok does not comment on ongoing litigation, a company spokesperson said. She spent five days in a pediatric intensive care unit before succumbing to her injuries. The blackout challenge has appeared on other social media apps, but a forensic analysis of Nylah Anderson’s mobile phone showed TikTok was in use at the time of the incident, said Jeffrey Goodman, an attorney for the family with Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C. Anderson’s family accused the social media platform of marketing a defective product and negligence, saying in the suit that the dangerous dare “was thrust in front” of the girl by TikTok on her “for you” page. The “algorithm determined that the deadly blackout challenge was well-tailored and likely to be of interest to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson and she died as a result,” according to the complaint, which also names TikTok parent company ByteDance Inc. as a defendant.

Nylah Anderson, 10, died when she attempted the viral challenge that 'encourages users to choke themselves with belts, purse strings, or anything similar ...

In April 2021, an American boy died as a result of choking himself for the TikTok trend. The lawsuit claims social media negatively impacts children and their mental health. The lawsuit claims TikTok’s “algorithm determined that the deadly Blackout Challenge was well-tailored and likely to be of interest to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson, and she died as a result.”

The suit claims the social network's algorithm exposed 10-year-old Nylah Anderson to dangerous content, while the company says the Blackout challenge has ...

"We remain vigilant in our commitment to user safety and would immediately remove related content if found." Anderson claims her daughter came across the challenge while using TikTok, the popular social media network where users watch and share videos. "The TikTok Defendants' algorithm determined that the deadly Blackout Challenge was well-tailored and likely to be of interest to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson, and she died as a result," the lawsuit claims.