TikTok is facing multiple lawsuits from parents who say their children died of strangulation attempting the \u201cblackout challenge,\u201d after the app showed them videos of other people trying it. One suit filed against the company in June alleges that at least seven specific children died last year while attempting the challenge, which the complaint says \u201cencourages users to choke themselves with belts, purse strings, or anything similar until passing out.\u201d All the children who reportedly died were under 15 years old. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re not going to get into the distressing details of the cases, but you can read the full complaint below for more background on some of the children, and how they ended up doing the challenge.<\/p>\n

The most recent lawsuit was filed by the parents of eight-year-old Lalani Walton, and nine-year-old Arriani Arroyo. However, it cites several other children that also died after attempting the challenge as evidence that TikTok was aware of the problem. In addition to Walton and Arroyo, the cases it lists are:<\/p>\n