{"id":119227,"date":"2021-02-26T03:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/?p=119227"},"modified":"2025-05-21T21:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T04:33:12","slug":"tiktok-dangerous-viral-challenges-age-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/ja-jp\/family-safety\/tiktok-dangerous-viral-challenges-age-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok\u6700\u65b0\u60c5\u5831: \u5371\u967a\u306a\u30d0\u30a4\u30e9\u30eb\u30c1\u30e3\u30ec\u30f3\u30b8\u3068\u5e74\u9f62\u5236\u9650"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s popular, exciting, creative and entertaining – but it can also be dangerous.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Both of these <\/span>are apt descriptions of <\/span><\/span>TikTok , the video-making and sharing social <\/span><\/span><\/strong>network<\/span><\/strong> that has become popular among teenagers and helps people connect during this isolating time. <\/span><\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> is both a blessing and a curse, and it’s not so much the app itself that’s to blame, but rather the way kids use it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Risky child behaviors that have been making the news lately include the familiar viral challenges. A secondary risk is that underage <\/span><\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> users are <\/span><\/span>circumventing age restrictions to use the app<\/span><\/span><\/a> , putting them at risk. In 2020, <\/span><\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> found that one-third of its 49 million daily users in the U.S. are under the age of 14.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In a Cyberwise<\/span><\/span><\/a> webinar, <\/span><\/span>Parentology<\/span><\/span><\/a> Editor-in-Chief Rick Andreoli and Media Psychology Research Center Director Pamela Rutledge explained the dangers of these modern challenges (watch the full video <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a> ). Here are some of the challenges parents should be aware of:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Popular <\/span><\/span><\/strong>TikTok Challenges<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>Blackout Challenge is relatively new to <\/span><\/strong><\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> but is a staple in the world of online challenges, in which users livestream themselves holding their breath and losing consciousness. A tragic death occurred during the challenge , reported <\/span>Newsweek , when a 10-year-old <\/span><\/a><\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> user died , <\/span>sparking an outcry to ban <\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/strong> from users who cannot verify their age .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Sexy Silhouette Challenge is a perennially popular <\/span><\/span><\/strong>TikTok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> challenge that <\/span>asks users to upload sexy videos using Snapchat filters to accentuate the contours of their bodies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The problem is, videos have emerged that teach people how to remove the filter and reveal the poster’s true identity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Skullbreaker <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\/Trip Jump Challenge:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> This challenge has been done in many different ways on TikTok, but the most common is a group of three friends standing side-by-side. The video starts with everyone jumping or dancing in a pre-determined way. The other two then trip the targeted person, knocking them face-first into the ground or falling backwards. This challenge has resulted in ambulances being called in some cases.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Penny Challenge, which <\/span><\/span><\/strong>involves<\/span><\/strong> dropping a coin into a partially plugged-in phone charger, has led to public warnings from fire officials because it’s so dangerous, it’s a competition to see who can create the biggest sparks and flames.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Coronavirus Challenge.<\/span><\/span><\/strong> This challenge fortunately did not make much of an impact, even before it was banned on <\/span><\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> . Started by a few “influencers”, the challenge encourages <\/span><\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/span><\/strong> users to post videos of themselves licking public objects (toilets, grocery store items, etc.) in an effort to combat coronavirus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Basics for staying safe on TikTok\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n