2 CMC, Diffusion and Social Theories
The parents of two girls who said their children died as a result of a “blackout challenge” on TikTok are suing the company, claiming its algorithm intentionally served the children dangerous content that led to their deaths.
– Michael Levenson and April Rubin (@NYTimes, 2022)
This connected mobility changes not only our communication ability but our relational expectations as well.
– John C. Sherblom (@Cognella, 2020, p. xv)
The parents of two pre-teen girls who died sued TikTok over its addictive algorithm: “The girls were 8 and 9 when they died last year after viewing the challenge, which encouraged users to choke themselves until they passed out” (Levenson & Rubin, ...
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