Italy is in shock. Antonella, a 10-year-old girl, has died after taking part in a challenge that went viral on the social network TikTok.
It is a tragedy that shocks Italy. On Friday January 22, nationwide media reported that a 10-year-old girl from Palermo had died after participating in a "headscarf game".
Young Antonella played a "blackout challenge" on the social network TikTok, which involves putting a belt around your neck, with the goal of staying breathless as long as possible, while checking in with her cell phone. The little one, who carried out the challenge in the bathroom of the family home, was found dead on Wednesday January 20 by her little sister of 5 years.
TikTok blocked for the youngest
As a result, the Authority for the protection of personal data indicated in a statement published on January 22 "block the Chinese social network" with immediate effect and this until February 15, as revealed by theFrance Media Agency. Concretely, this means TikTok is prohibited from using "the data of users whose age has not been established with absolute security," the regulator detailed in a statement.
An emergency measure to protect minors which directly follows the tragedy. The Palermo public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation for "incitement to suicide". The girl's cell phone has been seized by investigators, who will need to determine if Antonella was live with other participants, if someone invited her to participate in the challenge, or if she was making this video for a friend or family member. knowledge.
For his part, the father of the girl explained to the newspaper La Repubblica that he "had no idea she was in this game. I knew Antonella was going to TikTok for choreography, to see videos. But how could I imagine this atrocity?"
