A family says their Amazon Alexa encouraged their 10-year-old to participate in a dangerous TikTok challenge.
Experts have a new warning for parents on internet safety after one family says their Amazon Alexa encouraged their 10-year-old to participate in a dangerous TikTok challenge.
Mom Kristin Livdahl said she uses the virtual assistant technology to motivate her children to try out physical challenges, like balancing a broomstick on their hands. Her 10-year-old daughter recently asked the device for a challenge prompt, and Livdahl was alarmed by its response. "Here's something I found on the web ... The challenge is simple: plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs," Alexa responded, according to the device's activity log.
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