The social network TikTok has just been blocked until February 15 in Italy after the death of a 10 year old girls when he was trying to do the "Blackout Callenge" challenge. The challenge was to tie a belt around his throat and suffocate himself until he lost consciousness.
From TikTok they assure that they had no knowledge of any content that may have incited the minor to participate in this challenge, however, they claim that they are assisting the authorities in the investigation into the "possible incitement to suicide."
Un TikTok spokesperson He stated after the news was released:
The safety of the TikTok community is our top priority, for this reason we do not allow any content that encourages, promotes or glorifies behaviors that may be dangerous.
The parents were aware that the girl was using TikTok but just to see dances. The Italian data protection authority said last Friday that it blocks the application with immediate effect until February 15 and that the company must comply with all the demands of this body.
As is usual in these cases, the death of this young woman has caused a clamor throughout the country for the regulations related to access to social networks be more strict than as it is today.
The minimum age to create an account on TikTok is 13 years old. However, according to the Italian data protection authority despite his age, the company allowed him to create an account and use it as normal.
