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TikTok hit with wrongful death lawsuit by two families who lost their young daughters after attempting 'Blackout Challenge'
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TikTok hit with wrongful death lawsuit by two families who lost their young daughters after attempting 'Blackout Challenge'

TikTok has been sued for wrongful death by two families who lost their young daughters after they attempted the "blackout challenge."Radar has obtained the linked lawsuits filed by Lalani Erika Walton and Arriani Jaileen Arroyo's families in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, in which the parents of the two deceased girls blame their daughters deaths on the app's algorithm. The challenge encourages participants to chock themselves until they go unconscious. Walton was just 8 years old. Arroyo was 9. "According to TikTok, its proprietary algorithm is 'a recommendation system that delivers co...

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