Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Video clips of teens playing dangerous games are easily accessible on many social media sites. Richard Drury/DigitalVision via ...

Share on Pinterest TikTok’s viral “blackout challenge” (also known as the “choking challenge” can lead to permanent brain damage or death in under five minutes. Sneksy/Getty Images The viral “blackout ...

A mother in Ohio says a viral social media dare pushed her children to swallow far more medication than any doctor would recommend, landing them in the hospital and leaving her with a new kind of fear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FT. SCOTT, Kan. — Fort Scott Unified School District officials want parents to be aware of something that could have deadly ...

Six families have sued TikTok after their children died while allegedly attempting a viral choking challenge on the social media platform. The case centers on a Delaware family and five others from ...

A middle school student was hospitalized and another was hurt Tuesday after the two engaged in what is known as "the blackout challenge," a dangerous game that involves holding your breath until ...

A group of parents are urging a federal appellate court to revive a lawsuit alleging that Google and TikTok wrongly failed to remove potentially dangerous content, including "choking challenge" videos ...

WADESVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A Posey County mom is heading to Los Angeles in support of social media addiction trials that started this week. In 2019, Joann Bogard’s 15-year-old son, Mason, tried a ...

The "choking game" has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough estimates ...