TikTok is reportedly being sued by a grieving mom who blames the social media platform for targeting her 10-year-old daughter with content that may have contributed to the girl’s death.
On Dec. 7, Tawainna Anderson said she came home to find her daughter Nylah unconscious after playing a game called Blackout Challenge, which encourages participants to see how long they can hold their breath.
The girl died five days later in a Pennsylvania hospital. Anderson reportedly filed suit Thursday claiming TikTok’s “algorithm determined that the deadly Blackout Challenge was well-tailored and likely to be of interest to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson, and she died as a result.”
