{"id":1599,"date":"2026-03-20T11:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:59:49","slug":"texas-girl-dies-from-blackout-challenge-she-saw-on-social-media-as-heartbroken-parents-rip-addictive-algorithms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1599","title":{"rendered":"Texas girl dies from blackout challenge she saw on social media, as heartbroken parents rip addictive algorithms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F03%2Ftexas-girl-blackout-challenge-death-comp.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 9-year-old Texas girl tragically died after accidentally strangling herself during a \u201cblackout challenge\u201d \u2014 as her distraught parents warned the dangerous social media obsession is \u201cnot a game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JackLynn Blackwell choked herself to death in her family\u2019s backyard on Feb. 3 \u2014 soon after she had shown her grandmother a video of someone else taking part in the unsafe so-called challenge that has been circulating on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe goes out to play like she always does, out in the yard. I noticed it\u2019s kind of quiet \u2014 quieter than it should\u2019ve been,\u201d her grief-stricken dad, Curtis Blackwell, told CBS News of the grim day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>JackLynn Blackwell died after doing a social media challenge that requires you to choke yourself.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Blackwell family<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>JackLynn Blackwell was nine years old at the time of her death. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Wendi Bass Blackwell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThen I saw her kind of around the corner that goes to the carport, saw her hair. I said, \u2018JackLynn!\u2019 I thought she was bending over playing cause she was always in that area playing, but she wasn\u2019t playing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The father quickly went to investigate and found his lifeless daughter with a cord wrapped around her neck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to do everything I could to save her. I got her off the cord. I tried to give her CPR until the first responders got there. It was the most terrifying, shocking thing I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>JackLynn Blackwell\u2019s parents mourn the death of their daughter. <span class=\"credit\">KTVT<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was horrible to see my daughter in such a vulnerable state because of something so senseless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jacklynn\u2019s parents have ripped the devastating social media trend \u2014 and urged others to be aware of what their kids were soaking in online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a joke, it\u2019s not a game, it\u2019s life and death, \u201d Curtis said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>JackLynn Blackwell with her parents. JackLynn passed away last month. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Wendi Bass Blackwell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A picture of a video of a tutorial on the blackout challenge. <span class=\"credit\">KTVT<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMost of the kids are like 9 years old to 14 years old. A lot of kids her age, their brains aren\u2019t fully developed, and they are very easily influenced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This dangerous game \u2014 one of several potentially fatal fads to circulate on sites including TikTok and Instagram \u2014 can restrict oxygen to the brain, possibly resulting in seizures, serious injury or death.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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