Social media "challenges" push risky stunts and teens are the most vulnerable. Notorious ones include the Black, Tide Pod, ...

A life-threatening challenge made popular on TikTok has allegedly led to the deaths of multiple children. TikTok has been sued by the families of two young children who allegedly died while ...

TikTok is where you go for dancing videos, delicious new recipes, and clever cleaning hacks. But every so often, a new ...

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, enacted in the 1990s, is the legal foundation of the modern internet. Its subsection (c)(1) states, “No provider or user of an interactive computer ...

The "blackout challenge" was one of the most dangerous trends to hit TikTok back in 2021. While it's not a new concept, the ...

The rise of viral, dangerous challenges, combined with social media algorithms that amplify such content, is bringing increased scrutiny to how platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and others operate. As ...

An appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by reversing a lower court’s ruling that Section 230 immunity shielded the short video app from liability after a child died taking part in a ...

A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 can’t shield TikTok from the lawsuit. A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 can’t shield TikTok from the lawsuit. is a senior policy reporter at ...

In a recent landmark decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that TikTok could be held liable in a wrongful death suit stemming from the “Blackout Challenge” — a disturbing ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — A lawsuit against TikTok filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Delaware County, Pennsylvania, girl who died attempting a viral "blackout challenge" she allegedly saw on the ...

A lawsuit filed by the mother of 10-year-old Nylah Anderson, who died after trying a TikTok challenge, may proceed, an appeals court ruling said. Photo provided in the lawsuit. A lawsuit filed against ...