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BBCThe four British families who sued Tijk have accused the alleged deaths of their technology giant of sympathy. “
In an exclusive group interview by BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the parents said they are taking the company to the court to try to know the truth about what happened to their children and asked to be accountable.
parents We believe that their children died after participation In the viral direction that was circulated on the video sharing platform in 2022.
Tiktok says it prohibits content and dangerous challenges. Searches for videos and signs related to the specific challenge that children’s parents say is linked to their deaths.
The lawsuit, filed in the United States on Thursday, claims that Isaac Kenfan, 13, Archie Battersbee12, Julian “Guls” Sweeini14, and Mia Walsh13, he died while trying to a “blackout challenge”.
The complaint was submitted in the Supreme Court of Dilayer by the Center for Social Media Victims in the United States on behalf of Umm Archi Holly Dance, Umm Ishaq Lisa Kenfan, Juliz Eileen Room and Abi Liam.
In the interview, Mrs. Kenfan Tijk accused the violation of their “special rules”. In the lawsuit, families claim that the platform has ended in several ways, including not showing or strengthening the dangerous content that may cause great physical harm.
Mrs. Dance said that the crowded families were ignored by “the same company’s statement” that shows “non -sympathy at all – there is no meaning behind this statement for them.”
Mrs. Room carries a campaign for legislation Parents will be allowed to reach social media accounts for their children if they die. She was trying to get data from Tiktok that she believed could provide clarity about his death.
Mrs. Kenfan said they are going to the court to follow up “accountability – they need not only to look at us, but parents around the world, not only in England, it’s the United States and everywhere.”
“We want Tiktok to be coming, to help us – why do you prevent us from data?” Mrs. Kenfan continued. “How can they sleep at night?”
“No faith” in government efforts
Mr. Walsh said that he had “no faith” that the efforts of the UK government to protect children online will be effective.
The online safety law begins this spring. But Mr. Walsh said: “I have no faith, and I am about to know whether I am right or wrong. Because I do not think that he prevents his teeth enough. I will forgive the lack of faith – two and a half years on the road and there are no answers.”
Mrs. Room said that she was grateful for the support she got from the other bearded parents. “You have some special days in particular – when it is very difficult to work,” she said.
Family lawsuits against Tiktok and her mother company by atteedance claimed that the deaths were “the expected result of addiction and programming decisions designed by Bytedance, which it says” aims to push children to maximize their participation with Tiktok by any necessary means. “
The lawsuit is accused of “creating harmful dependencies in every child” through its design and “overwhelming it with an endless current of damage.”
“These damages that children have seen or wanted to see when they started using Tactok,” she claimed.
Searches for videos or retailers related to the challenge on Tiktok, a policy that the company says is valid since 2020.
Tiktok says it prohibits dangerous content or challenges on the platform, and directs those looking for retail or videos to its safety center. The BBC told the BBC that it finds proactive and removes 99 % of the content that breaks its rules before reporting it.
Tiktok says she met Ellen Rom to discuss her case. She says that the law requires him to delete personal data, unless there is a good request from the application of the law before deleting data.
