TikTok sued by parents of UK teens

British families sue TikTok in U.S. over Blackout Challenge children deaths
Four British families Thursday filed a wrongful death suit against TikTok and its owner ByteDance over the self-strangulation deaths of four children who were participating in a TikTok Blackout Challenge.
TikTok sued by parents of UK teens after alleged challenge deaths
TikTok has been sued by the parents of four British teenagers who believe the children died after taking part in viral trends that circulated on the video-sharing platform in 2022. The lawsuit claims Isaac Kenevan, Archie Battersbee, Julian "Jools" Sweeney and Maia Walsh died while attempting the so-called "blackout challenge".
TikTok sued after teens die attempting “blackout challenge” trend
TikTok has been sued by parents of four teens after they allegedly died while doing the viral “blackout challenge.”
TikTok sued over deaths of 4 children after viral challenge
Parents of four British teenagers who believe that their children died after participating in viral trends (challenge) that circulated on TikTok in 2022 have sued the video-sharing platform. According to the parents,
TikTok sued by parents of UK teens who allegedly died in viral trend
TikTok has been sued by the parents of four British teenagers who believe their children died taking part in a viral trend on the app.
British families sue TikTok over ‘blackout challenge’ child deaths
TikTok is being sued by the families of four British children who died during a “blackout challenge” craze that went viral on social media in 2022.
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