Following the tragic deaths of four children reportedly participating in TikTok's "blackout challenge," parents are suing TikTok and its parent company. They believe the company has not provided necessary data linked to these incidents. TikTok's senior relations manager acknowledged the situation is complex, as data is often removed swiftly to comply with legal requirements. The families have expressed frustration over the lack of transparency and compassion from TikTok, advocating for legislation that would allow parents access to the social media accounts of deceased children.
"We always want to do everything we can to give anyone answers on these kinds of issues but there are some things which we simply don't have."
"This is really complicated stuff because it relates to the legal requirements around when we remove data and we have, under data protection laws, requirements to remove data quite quickly."
Collection
[
|
...
]