Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Stephenville couple is raising the alarm about social media algorithms after their 9-year-old daughter died after apparently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 12-year-old UK boy named Sebastian has died after allegedly participating in the dangerous TikTok "blackout challenge" that's ...

The 12-year-old joins a growing number of TikTok users who have died while attempting the challenge worldwide.

A dangerous online trend known as the Blackout Challenge is spreading quickly across social media, encouraging participants to hold their breath until they pass out from lack of oxygen. This alarming ...

A dangerous social media challenge took the life of a nine-year-old daughter, the family claimed, and warned against using such a dare. JackLynn Blackwell died in her family’s backyard a month ago ...

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 ...

Parents across the country are being warned of a dangerous TikTok challenge that dares children to hold their breathe until ...

A 9-year-old Texas girl died after accidentally strangling herself during a "blackout challenge" — as her distraught parents warned that the dangerous social media obsession is "not a game." JackLynn ...

TikTok has long been seen as a breeding ground for dumb stunts, but some challenges are truly hazardous to one’s health. A recent survey found that the blackout challenge is the deadliest of all — ...