TikTok blocked in Italy after 10-year-old girl dies in blackout challengeThe girl tragically died from asphyxiation.
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TikTok has been blocked for young users in Italy following the tragic death of a young girl taking part in a "blackout challenge".
The 10-year-old died in a Palermo hospital, after being found to have strangled herself.
Access to TikTok in Italy has been blocked for users who cannot definitely prove their age following the tragic death of a young girl taking part in a "blackout challenge".
The girl's death, first reported by ANSA took place on Thursday. From the report:
A 10-year-old Italian girl was declared brain dead by a Palermo hospital Thursday after taking the Blackout Challenge on TikTok.
Her parents have OK'd donating the organs of the girl, who tied a belt around her throat to self-asphyxiate in the challenge on the popular social-media platform.
According to The Guardian, Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation, and Italy has temporarily blocked access to TikTok for users "whose ag...
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TikTok blocked in Italy after 10-year-old girl dies in blackout challenge
