TikTok Inc. has been sued by the family of a 10-year-old girl who died after allegedly participating in an online challenge in which TikTok users choked themselves until they blacked out. The case is Anderson v. TikTok Inc., 22-cv-01849, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

According to a complaint filed in federal court last week, Nylah Anderson was an intelligent child who spoke three languages. She was found unconscious in her bedroom on December 7, 2021, and spent five days in a pediatric intensive care unit before succumbing to her injuries.

Her family blamed the social media platform of negligence and marketing a defective product, claiming in the complaint that the dangerous dare was "thrust in front" of Nylah on her "for you page" (FYP). The content featured on the FYP is determined by an algorithm that takes into account your viewing preferences, account settings, and even your current state of mind.