The "blackout challenge" is trending again on social media after two families filed a lawsuit against TikTok . The blackout challenge is an online trend that encourages users to choke themselves until the point of losing consciousness, before uploading the results to TikTok. A little girl in Palermo was declared braindead after going into cardiac arrest attempting to participate in the Blackout Challenge. Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old boy who sustained serious brain injury from his attempt, is just one of many children for whom the . Press the icon that says 'report' with a flag symbol. By Isabel Martins On 7/22/22 at 8:49 AM EDT. Information for students. "I am in shock, as I think the whole city is in shock, for the tragedy that today saw a child victim of 'social challenges,'" Palermo mayor . The "blackout challenge" has been around since at least 2008, according to People, but it started making the rounds on TikTok again back in 2021. TikTok isn't liable for the death of a 10-year-old girl who watched a so-called Blackout Challenge video that encouraged people to choke themselves, a judge ruled. U.S. Tiktok Viral Challenge Social media. According to the lawsuit, Nylah attempted the blackout challenge in December 2021 using a handbag strap strung in her mother's wardrobe, losing consciousness and sustaining significant injuries. The blackout challenge is an online trend that encourages users to choke themselves until the point of losing consciousness, before uploading the results to TikTok. The dangerous online challenge has existed before and has previously been known as the "Pass Out Challenge," "The Game of Choking", "Speed Dreaming" or "The Fainting Game". "The wisdom of conferring such immunity is something properly taken up with Congress, not the courts," Diamond wrote. US District Judge Paul Diamond . Select 'suicide, self-harm and dangerous acts'. Do not attempt the Blackout Challenge; Do not bully anyone into doing the challenge By Angela Yang. Experts have warned young users not to try. A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit that claimed TikTok was responsible for the death of a 10-year-old who took part in the so-called Blackout Challenge . A 10-year-old girl in Italy died doing the Blackout Challenge. A nine-year-old boy died in Memphis after reportedly attempting the "blackout challenge" in June 2021. TikTok is now urging its users to report people that are participating in the challenge in the hope it will stop it spreading online. Other lawsuits filed this summer in California are still pending, but . This is not the only lawsuit attempting to hold TikTok liable for the deaths of children from the "Blackout Challenge.". It can also be referred to as the "choking challenge" or the "pass-out challenge". The dangerous online. TikTok is in news once again. You can then select the category "Suicide, Self-harm and Dangerous Acts". A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit against TikTok that alleged the social media platform was responsible for the "Blackout Challenge" death of 10-year-old Nylah Anderson. Blackout Challenge on TikTok causes death of young girls. The blackout challenge is a social media dare that calls on users to strangle themselves with a belt, purse strings, ropes, and similar items until they pass out, all while uploading the. The social media challenge also was blamed after a 10-year-old girl in Sicily was killed, prompting Italy to ban those under 13 from using TikTok. TikTok is protected from a wrongful death lawsuit accusing the social media company of promoting a "blackout challenge" that led to the death of a 10-year-old Philadelphia girl, a judge ruled . Anderson sued TikTok and its Chinese parent firm ByteDance Inc in May, alleging that the business's algorithm suggested the blackout challenge to her daughter, Nylah Anderson.. Read on to know what happened. To report the Blackout Challenge on TikTok: Click on the white arrow on the right-hand side of the video. The Blackout Challenge on TikTok is where users are encouraged to hold their breath until they pass out due to a lack of oxygen. You can do this by clicking the white arrow on the right-hand side of the video then hitting "Report".