Legal & Liability - Social media platforms are facing a lawsuit regarding a teen's death related to subway surfing challenges [1][2] - The lawsuit alleges that algorithms on Instagram and TikTok targeted and encouraged the teen to engage in dangerous behavior, directly causing his death [2] - Both Meta and TikTok state that such videos violate their policies and are removed when found, and they are defending against the lawsuit [3] Safety & Policy - The platforms are being criticized for targeting young people with risky challenges [3] - TikTok directs users searching for these videos to a page about the dangers of online challenges [3] - Instagram has a similar policy in place [3]