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Italy opens probe into TikTok ‘blackout challenge’ death of 10-year-old girl
Italian prosecutors have opened a probe into the accidental death of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly took part in a “blackout challenge” on the video-sharing network TikTok.The girl died in a Palermo hospital after being discovered on Wednesday by her five-year-old sister in her family bathroom with her mobile phone, which was seized by police.TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, said on Friday it had not managed to identify any content on its site that could have encouraged…