TikTok sued after 10-year-old dies in ‘blackout challenge’


At least four other children have died while participating in the blackout challenge, according to the Andersons’ suit. — AFP

TikTok Inc was blamed in a lawsuit for the death of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly participated in an online challenge in which people choke themselves until they black out.

Nylah Anderson, an intelligent child who could speak three languages, was found unconscious in her bedroom in suburban Philadelphia on Dec 7, according to a complaint filed on May 12 in US federal court. She spent five days in a paediatric intensive care unit before succumbing to her injuries.

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