US EditionBritish parents take TikTok to court in the US
The families allege TikTok prioritized engagement over safety, with 99% of harmful content removed after detection, while seeking data to understand the children's exposure.
- On Friday, January 16, a group of bereaved British parents sued TikTok in Delaware alleging their children's wrongful deaths, while TikTok asked a judge to dismiss the case.
- Parents allege exposure to a viral 'blackout' challenge and self-harm videos led to deaths, while coroners and inquest processes found unclear intent or a 'prank or experiment' in some cases involving Ellen Roome, Julian 'Jools' Sweeney, and other bereaved parents involved in the suit.
- Families say they cannot access crucial account data as bereaved parents are blocked from deceased children's accounts, while TikTok spokesman says it blocks the challenge and removes `99 per cent` of violating content.
- A failed dismissal would allow plaintiffs to seek internal TikTok records as the case enters discovery in the U.S. court in Delaware, a stage that could take years.
- Campaigners are pressing for new law changes in the UK as Beeban Kidron and MPs seek automatic preservation of a child's online data, expecting debate at the end of the month.
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UK Families Take TikTok to U.S. Court Over Kids’ Deaths
Five grieving British families have launched a landmark lawsuit against TikTok in a Delaware court, accusing the social media giant of promoting deadly content to their children. This marks the first time UK families have taken legal action against TikTok in the U.S., seeking justice for the tragic deaths of their children allegedly linked to the platform’s algorithm. Three parents—Ellen Roome, Lisa Kenevan, and Liam Walsh—are representing the f…
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Five families from the UK are pursuing legal action against TikTok in a Delaware court, marking the first time British families have sued the social media company in American courts over the deaths of their children. The post 5 Families File Lawsuit Against China’s TikTok over Deaths of Their Children appeared first on Breitbart.
Ellen Room, mother of the 14-year-old Jools, died in April 2022, joined three other British families in a historical process against TikTok in the United States. She claims that the child has died trying to reproduce a so-called “apangan challenge”, seen on the platform. The case will be analysed this week by a Delaware court and may force the company to deliver data from the youth account before his death.
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