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PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — A lawsuit against TikTok filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Delaware County, Pennsylvania, girl who died attempting a viral "blackout challenge" she allegedly saw on the ...

TikTok is notable for challenges that are popular among children and teenagers. Most challenges are harmless, like dance challenges and style transition challenges using the same audio associated with ...

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit that claimed TikTok was responsible for the death of a 10-year-old who took part in the so-called Blackout Challenge. Subscribe to read ...

Share on Pinterest TikTok’s viral “blackout challenge” (also known as the “choking challenge” can lead to permanent brain damage or death in under five minutes. Sneksy/Getty Images The viral “blackout ...

A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 can’t shield TikTok from the lawsuit. A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 can’t shield TikTok from the lawsuit. is a senior policy reporter at ...

TikTok is facing multiple lawsuits from parents who say their children died of strangulation attempting the “blackout challenge,” after the app showed them videos of other people trying it. One suit ...

A Pennsylvania mother is suing TikTok after her 10-year-old-daughter died doing what social media is calling 'the blackout challenge,' encouraging viewers to hold their breath until they pass out.

A mother has told how her teenage son died after passing out in front of his friends online while allegedly performing the same TikTok challenge blamed for the death of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee.

TikTok must now face a lawsuit brought by the mourning mother of a 10-year-old girl from Pennsylvania who died while she attempted a viral challenge that dares participants to choke themselves until ...

The suit, involving girls ages 8 and 9, claims TikTok knew or should have known that its product was “addictive” and was directing children to dangerous content. By Michael Levenson and April Rubin ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...