TikTok told to block users after girl’s tragic death

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A 10-year-old girl tragically died in a sick viral TikTok challenge, leading to calls for the video app to block users whose age cannot be verified.

Italian authorities ordered the social media platform to clamp down on young users to ensure they were not exposed to frightening or dangerous content after Antonella Sicomer, 10, accidentally chocked to death, according to reports.users film themselves experimenting with asphyxiation.Antonella Sicomero, 10, accidentally choked to death after taking part in the dangerous TikTok challenge.

Her heartbroken dad Angelo said another of Antonella’s sisters told him she had been taking part in a TikTok challenge,“My daughter, little Antonella, who dies because of an extreme game on TikTok, how can I accept it?” Police in Sicily have seized Antonella’s phone and are investigating possible links to social media sites, according to reports.

Like the dangerous Blue Whale challenge, the craze Antonella is feared to have joined is a sick game that has been popular on TikTok over the past year.

 

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What the f*** is a 10 year old girl doing on tiktok Parents.....please!

Maybe get the parents to be parents .

Poor baby 💔 too young to understand the consequences. Parents please stop giving in to social pressure & pester power. It’s ok to say no & to tell your kids they don’t need social media. Using Tech is fine but they’re too young to be accessing FB, Insta, Twitter & TikTok say no!

I dont understand why she has a phone at the age of 10 , and have these sorts of apps on their phones, why arent the parent monitoring what thier kids and downloading , and checking into these apps. SO Sorry for his lost

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