What is the TikTok Scarf Challenge? 16-Year-Old Girl Dies While Attempting Viral “Scarf Game” Challenge

16-Year-Old Girl In France Dies While Attempting Viral “Scarf Game” Challenge

A viral challenge on TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app has claimed another life, this time, a 16-year-old girl who attempted the dangerous “Scarf Game”. The teenager identified as Christy Sibali Dominique Gloire Gassaille is said to have died on May 27 after she allegedly played the “Scarf Game” at her home. The 16-year-old teenager is said to have died of suffocation.

According to reports, Christy Sibali Dominique Gloire Gassaille, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was residing in France, was at home when she took part in the deadly challenge and died on May 27. She was buried on June 7 near her home in Orléans, at the Fleury-les-Aubrais cemetery.

What is the TikTok scarf challenge

According to the Post, the dangerous TikTok challenge involves fastening cloth around the neck to asphyxiate oneself until passing out. Similar to the “blackout challenge”, this challenge too can restrict the oxygen flow to the brain, and cause seizures, serious injury and in some cases death.

Christy’s death now continues a pattern spurred by choking challenges, which have become popular on the social media app. However, as per the Post, the Chinese-owned company appears to have placed restrictions, as a search for the term “scarf game” returned a “no results found” message.

“This phrase may be associated with behaviour or content that violates our guidelines. Promoting a safe and positive experience is TikTok’s top priority. For more information, we invite you to review our Community Guidelines,” the message read.

However, representatives of the streaming platform have denied responsibility and accountability for the deaths. They claimed that the injuries sustained by young people from the alleged choking game existed long before the viral blackout challenges.

(Agencies)

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