YouTube, TikTok Evade Deadly 'Challenge' Video Suit, For Now

By Gina Kim ( February 25, 2025, 10:49 PM EST) -- A California magistrate judge has dismissed, for now, parents' product liability proposed class action alleging YouTube's and TikTok's reporting features are defectively designed since they did not result in the removal of deadly "choking challenge" videos, finding the suit does not clearly identify the product in question or its alleged design defect....

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