Our children died doing TikTok challenges — now we’re fighting backBy Jeanette Settembre
Published Sep. 20, 2023
It’s not all song and dance.
More and more kids are being hospitalized — and even killed — after attempting various “challenges” they see on TikTok, and parents are speaking out.
“It’s ludicrous!” said Jazzilynn Cook, a 35-year-old mother-of-two based in Dayton, Ohio.
Earlier this month, she had to rush her 7-year-old son, Kyuonn, and 5-year-old daughter, Aarhiya, to the hospital after they attempted the “One Chip Challenge.”
Kyuonn had learned about the dangerous endeavor — in which one consumes a single Paqui brand tortilla chip flavored with the hottest peppers in the world — on TikTok.
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Some grieving parents are taking legal action.
In October 2022, Michael and Shonell Green filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit in the Northern District of California against TikTok and technology company ByteDance on behalf of their late son Tate.
Two months prior, Shonell had found 14-year-old Tate unconscious in his bedroom after he allegedly tried the Blackout Challenge.
The boy, who loved cars and Muay Tai, had spoken with his mother just minutes before. She tried to resuscitate him and paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he was placed on life support and soon died.
The Greens were shocked. They weren’t aware that Tate had downloaded TikTok.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/20/tiktok-challenges-killed-my-kid-and-now-im-fighting-back/
