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"The lawsuit alleges that TikTok's algorithms promoted and amplified dangerous content to children, including material linked to the so-called Blackout Challenge. The families claim that this content contributed to their children's deaths and that the company has repeatedly refused to release the data needed to understand what their children were exposed to in the critical period before they died. Ms Roome, who believes her 14-year-old son Jools died after taking part in an online challenge in April 2022, previously told The Independent:"
The Independent sends reporters to cover issues from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech and emphasizes free access to journalism without paywalls. Donations fund journalists to report from the ground and to present multiple perspectives. Five British families have filed a lawsuit in Delaware against TikTok in a landmark US case, alleging the platform's algorithms promoted and amplified dangerous content, including material tied to the Blackout Challenge. The families claim this content contributed to their children's deaths and that TikTok repeatedly refused to provide the data necessary to determine what children were exposed to in the critical period before they died.
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