Italy tells TikTok to block all unverified user accounts after a 10-year-old girl dies while allegedly participating in the “blackout challenge” on the app
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users …
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Discussion
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@chrismessina
Chris Messina
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I don't see how user verification prevents the spread of viral sensations like this deadly Blackout Challenge in Italy. The root issue is monkey see, monkey do, but for likes. Sigh. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@baxiabhishek
Abhishek Baxi
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TikTok can't seem to catch a break. Also, while I don't like to ban things, many social media challenges attempted in desperation for success online and seeking validation of numbers is problematic. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@jonoh
Jono Haysom
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Girl, 10, brain dead after taking TikTok Blackout Challenge. Horrific. Parents, please ensure your kids are protected as best as possible when online. Digital parenting, vetting access to social media and education them is so important. https://www.ansa.it/...
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@wsuares
Wendy Suares
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The Blackout Challenge and Passout Challenge have been circulating on TikTok over the last year. Experts have warned of the risks associated with the challenges, including fainting, seizures, brain damage, and even death. https://ansa.it/ https://www.ansa.it/...
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@teddyboylocsin
Teddy Locsin Jr
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Italy blocks TikTok for certain users after death of girl allegedly playing ‘choking’ game | Italy | The Guardian another argument for the world going back to books and newspapers. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
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@niall_boylan
Niall Boylan
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How many children will die, get bullied or become isolated and misguided before we realise how dangerous social media is for young people. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
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@brianfagioli
Brian Fagioli
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@Techmeme @crispiandjb I watch tiktok videos literally all day long and I have never come across such a challenge.
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@sophiasgaler
Sophia Smith Galer
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this is horrifying. the blackout challenge is the latest iteration of the pass out challenge - but how have either been allowed to go viral? https://www.reuters.com/...
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@wndu
@wndu
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The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it could not verify following the death of a 10-year-old girl who had been using the Chinese-owned app. https://www.reuters.com/...