Ten-year old Nylah Anderson died by self-asphyxiation trying to recreate the “Blackout Challenge” after it appeared on her unique “For You” page on the TikTok platform. The “Blackout ...
TikTok aims at increasing user retention. “The ‘habit moment,’ as TikTok calls it, occurs when users have watched 260 videos ...
TikTok has been fined $10M after three children were killed attempting challenges that involved “dangerous” chemicals.
Following further allegations that TikTok was responsible for the deaths of children who took part in a challenge, Venezuela ...
A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to grow their ...
TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video ... Several children have reportedly died while trying to replicate the so-called blackout challenge, which involves users holding their breath until ...
The app has been accused of putting users in danger with the spread of hazardous challenge videos. TikTok's official policy prohibits videos promoting self-harm and suicide. In November ...