A mother is suing social media app, TikTok after her daughter died while trying a viral challenge called ‘blackout challenge’ that she found on the app. The pennsylvania mum, says her 10-year-old daughter choked herself to death after participating in the dangerous social media challenge and has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance. In the lawsuit, Tawainna Anderson said her daughter, Nylah Anderson, participated in a ‘blackout challenge’ after it appeared on her ‘For …
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Tech giants, Microsoft have announced that they’ll be buying social media app, TikTok after US President Donald Trump announced that he’ll be banning the app from the United States over fears that the Chinese government uses it to spy on Americans. In a blog post, Microsoft (MSFT) said its CEO Satya Nadella has talked with Trump about buying the app, which is owned by …
The US government is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps over national security concerns. Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of state suggested the move during an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Monday, July 6. When asked by Ingraham whether the United States should be considering a ban on Chinese social media apps, “especially TikTok.” He said: “With respect to Chinese apps on people’s cell phones, I can assure you the United States will …
The Indian government has banned 59 Chinese mobile applications, including top social media platforms such as TikTok, Helo and WeChat, to counter the threat posed by these applications to its “sovereignty and security”. The ban came amid escalating tensions along the disputed border between the two countries. Both India and China deployed more troops to the Ladakh region in June and Satellite images also appear to show that China has built new structures overlooking the Himalayan border region. The Indian government which …
Siya Kakkar, the 16-year-old Indian TikTok star who committed suicide killed herself after she allegedly received ‘threats’. The fast-growing star, known for her dance videos was found dead in her home in Preet Vihar, New Delhi. Kakkar posted a smiling video of herself on top of a building in New Delhi hours before she killed herself. According to family sources, the teenager had been receiving ‘threats’ on the internet, but police said they were unable to confirm the motive …
TikTok artist and dancer, Siya Kakkar has left her fans devastated after committing suicide at the age of just 16. The fast-growing Indian star killed herself today at her residence in Preet Vihar, New Delhi. The news of her death was confirmed by her manager Arjun Sarin, who managed all her work and endorsements Arjun said, “This must be due to something personal…work-wise she was doing well. I had a word with her last night for a …