Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Five years after the first reports of teenagers dying from ...

Survey finds 50% of parents believe banning TikTok would improve child safety. Learn the risks, and what actually helps protect kids online.

Six families are suing TikTok after their children died emulating the so-called “blackout challenge” they had seen on the social media platform. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok’s algorithm exposed the ...

From Black suburban kids making squares with their arms to white co-workers throwing elbows, TikTok's #SquareUp challenge has ...

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Six families are suing TikTok , claiming the company's algorithm has a defect, is addictive, and targets minors with disturbing and troubling content. On Friday, a judge in ...

Ever wish you had a time machine? Well, some parents are proving the '80s aren't that far away — through dance. In the trend, kids play the 1984 track “Smalltown Boy” by the British pop band Bronski ...

Six families have sued TikTok after their children died while allegedly attempting a viral choking challenge on the social media platform. The case centers on a Delaware family and five others from ...

A new TikTok prank is putting toddlers to the ultimate test—one cookie at a time. The challenge, which gained traction in March 2025, has parents secretly recording their kids' reactions when ...

Police in Montgomery County are warning teens that a viral TikTok trend where they kick someone's front door is not only dangerous, but illegal. In Conshohocken, a woman caught the supposed prank in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARENTS/ GETTY IMAGES Another day, another TikTok trend—except this one doesn't just waste school supplies and teacher's time—it ...

The ‘Suspect Challenge’ on TikTok sees friends, relatives and couples playfully insult each other while taking on the role of cop and running suspect. TikTok is suddenly full of videos of the “Suspect ...

Six families have sued TikTok after their children died while allegedly attempting a viral choking challenge on the social media platform. The case centers on a Delaware family and five others from ...