NEWS: Mother sues TikTok after 10-year-old daughter dies attempting dangerous “blackout challenge” - feed9ja
A woman is suing TikTok after her daughter died while attempting a viral challenge she saw on the app called the “blackout challenge.” According to the Pennsylvania mother, Tawainna Anderson , her 10-year-old daughter choked to death after taking part in the risky social media challenge, and she has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance. In the lawsuit, Tawainna Anderson said her daughter, Nylah Anderson, participated in a ‘blackout challenge’ after it appeared on her ‘For You’ page in December. The ‘blackout challenge’ urges users to try to hold their breath until they pass out, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday. In December 2021, Anderson rushed her daughter to the hospital after finding she passed out. The 10-year-old spent nearly a week in a pediatric intensive care unit before she died from her injuries, the lawsuit said. Tawainna Anderson accused TikTok of having a ‘d...