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– In Italy, the death of a 10-year-old girl who participated in a challenge popular on the video social media platform’TikTok’ has been investigated.
According to local media such as La Repubblica daily on the 23rd (local time), Antonella, 10, who lives in Palermo, Sicily, participated in the suffocation game’blackout challenge’ at home on the 20th and went to the bathroom. Was found unconscious in. The girl was rushed to the hospital but was diagnosed with brain death.
Investigation authorities have secured the girl’s mobile phone as a strong evidence, and are also looking for content that incites suicide.
Local media reported that a number of related videos were being shared on TikTok, saying that life-threatening suffocation games have been popular among teenagers over the past year.
Italian digital regulators announced on the 22nd that they would block access to TikTok users of unknown age until the 15th of next month, citing the seriousness of the accident. It also informed TikTok to establish improvement measures by the period.
Regarding the girl’s death, TikTok said in a statement that “the safety of users is our top priority,” and “we will actively cooperate with the police investigation.”
The AFP reported that the voice of the need to strengthen regulations on social network services (SNS) in Italy is growing as a result of this incident.
Lizia Ronchuli, chairman of the Italian Senate Child Protection Committee, stressed that “SNS cannot be an acceptable jungle.”
Reporter Jeong Hye-jeong [email protected]
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