TikTok must face a lawsuit for recommending the viral 'blackout challenge'

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok must face a lawsuit over the viral "blackout challenge" that several parents blame for their children's deaths, a Pennsylvania-based appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling illuminates how courts are thinking about platform accountability in the wake of a major Supreme Court ruling this year and could highlight the potential limits of a key tech immunity shield. TikTok's algorithmic recommendations on the For You Page (FYP) constitute the platfo...