The Ohio father of a 13-year-old boy who apparently overdosed on Benadryl in a TikTok challenge has a message for parents: 'Pay closer attention to what your kids are doing.'
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, weigh in on TikTok national security concerns as GOP lawmakers pressure colleagues to quit the popular video-sharing app on 'The Story with Martha MacCallum.'in an apparent TikTok challenge is speaking out after burying his son.
I've never seen that other side of TikTok. All I can say it: pay closer attention to what your kids are doing.Stevens, who said he was incarcerated for part of his son's childhood, is devastated that he did not learn about dangerous challenges on TikTok before it was too late. Stevens had never heard of the Benadryl challenge until his son was hospitalized for six days with no brain activity.and was supposed to create hallucinations, but the outcome was deadly for Jacob and traumatizing for his friends, who apparently witnessed his death.
"At TikTok, we strictly prohibit and remove content that promotes dangerous behavior with the safety of our community as a priority. We have never seen this type of content trend on our platform and have blocked searches for years to help discourage copycat behavior," the spokesperson said."Our team of 40,000 safety professionals works to remove violations of our community guidelines, and we encourage our community to report any content or accounts they're concerned about.
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