TikTok is being sued by the parents of four British teenagers who believe their children died after taking part in viral trends that circulated on the video-sharing platform in 2022. The lawsuit claims Isaac Kenevan, Archie Battersbee, Julian "Jools" Sweeney and Maia Walsh died while attempting the so-called "blackout challenge".

Four British families are suing TikTok, claiming their children died after taking part in a viral trend in 2022.

Parents of four British teenagers who believe that their children died after participating in viral trends (challenge) that circulated on TikTok in 2022 have sued the video-sharing platform. According to the parents,

Four British families Thursday filed a wrongful death suit against TikTok and its owner ByteDance over the self-strangulation deaths of four children who were participating in a TikTok Blackout Challenge.

TikTok has been sued by parents of four teens after they allegedly died while doing the viral “blackout challenge.”

TikTok’s future in the United States remains up in the air as potential buyers battle it out in a bidding war. Meanwhile, another controversy has arisen involving the deaths of children and teenagers allegedly stemming from “challenges” on the platform. Parents based in the UK have sued TikTok through an American organization.

TikTok is being sued by the families of four British children who died during a “blackout challenge” craze that went viral on social media in 2022.

TikTok is being sued by the parents of four British children who died during a “blackout challenge” craze that went viral.