But the mother of British schoolboy Archie Battersbee told The Mirror last month that “the social media companies don’t do enough to stop harmful content online”. “It’s out there and ...

Parents of four British teens are suing TikTok as they believe their children died from trying out challenges that went viral on the social media platform in 2022. The lawsuit claims Isaac Kenevan ...

And dangerous trends such as the blackout challenge - which was linked to the death of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who a coroner determined died after a "prank or experiment" went wrong - are ...

It is claimed in the lawsuit that Archie Battersbee, 12, Isaac Kenevan 13, Maia Walsh, 13, and Julian "Jools" Sweeney, 14, died while attempting the challenge. All four children died in 2022.

The families of Isaac Kenevan, Archie Battersbee, Julian "Jools" Sweeney and Maia Walsh – all aged between 12 and 14 – have taken legal action against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance ...