TikTok algorithm recommended suicide videos to teenager who died by suicide
TikTok's algorithm recommended thousands of suicide-promoting videos to Chase Nasca, a high school student from New York, who died by suicide. The Nasca family alleges that TikTok's algorithm intentionally sent these videos to maximize engagement, despite Chase not searching for such content. The family has filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, claiming the algorithm caused Chase's death.
- Organisation involved
- TikTok
- Product, system or model
- TikTok algorithm
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