Now Mistre and six other families are suing TikTok France, accusing the platform of failing to moderate harmful content and exposing children to life-threatening material. Out of the seven families, two experienced the loss of a child.

Stephanie Mistre's 15-year-old daughter, Marie, died of suicide in 2021, and the grieving mom blamed TikTok for pushing content like suicide tutorials and methods, as well as encouraging users to go beyond "mere suicide attempts."

Three years after a tragic suicide linked to TikTok's harmful content, a mother and six families have sued the platform for failing to moderate dangerous material. They claim the algorithm targets vulnerable users,