Asking Ban Tik Tok or need restrictions, This application affects our future generation by allowing them to participate in a dangerous game like” The choking game” and other dangerous games. This needs to be stopped! enough! we need our future generation.

Joshua is a 12-year old boy who died after partaking in a viral internet game called the Blackout Challenge which dares participants to choke themselves until they lose consciousness. The game has been around for years and is sometimes known as the "Passout Challenge", "The Game of Choking", "Speed Dreaming" or "The Fainting Game", but it's currently gaining traction on TikTok. On Monday, March 22nd, Joshua was discovered breathless on the bathroom floor by his twin brother who tried to resuscitate him until neighbors and the ambulance arrived. Unbeknownst to his parents, Joshua had been playing this dangerous game completely unaware of the risks involved. Joshua couldn’t make it and died. The question is why Tik Tok allowing such kind of game to our young generation? This is painful to every one to hear. We need an application that can help our generation not killing them. This kind of application needs to be removed immediately, it’s toxic to our generation.

Joshua is the son of Mr.Haileyesus Zeryihun and Mrs. Fasika Aemro currently live in Denver Coronado. Everyone who knows Joshua can tell you what an incredibly intelligent, funny, caring, and gifted 12 years old he is. Together with his twin brother, he would learn and master new hobbies out of pure curiosity and drive. Whether it was playing soccer, barbecuing sophisticated meals (better than any adult in our family can), practicing professional photography, experimenting with 3D modeling software, learning the ins-and-outs of acting including screen-writing and costume design, playing guitar, and planning his future of joining the Army before becoming a First Responder, Joshua has excitement and passion for growing and learning.
Beyond his tenacity for knowledge, Joshua has a love for people that you wouldn’t expect in a child. Since he was very young, he always expressed compassion for others. He would pray for people who were sick, stand up for others who were bullied at school, and practice CPR in case he ever needed to save someone else’s life.

Born 2 minutes before his twin brother, Joshua is the eldest of his 3 brothers Caleb, Abenezer, and Nathan who was born just 5 months ago. His brothers miss him very much and can only talk about bringing him home.
Joshua’s family said “Our family is devastated beyond belief by Joshua’s circumstance. We are saddened that someone who has a future as promising as Joshua is in such a critical and life-threatening situation at the moment. We are also concerned for other families who like ourselves, may not be aware of the existence of the Blackout Challenge on Tik Tok and others like it.

We urge the community to spend awareness about Joshua and the real risks involved in not knowing what kinds of activities children are involved in.
So we are asking on this petition to make awareness and also asking to Ban Tik Tok or restrictions on Tik Tok, it will save millions of lives.

Rest In Peace Joshua.

Update From Denver Ethiopian Evangelical CHURCH in regards to Joshua
Dear Family

We would like to update everyone that this evening, after fighting the good fight on life support for 19 days, Joshua has gone off to be with the Lord. To everyone who has prayed relentlessly and shared our burden during this trying time, we thank you. Your prayers and your love have comforted us and we are grateful for your support. We will be sharing funeral arrangements in the coming days for those who are interested in attending.
Thank You!

ለተወደዳችሁ ቤተሰቦች
ዛሬ ምሽት ለሁላችሁም ማሳወቅ የምንፈልገው፤ ለ19 ቀናት የጆሽዋ ኃይለ ኢየሱስን ሕይወት ለማዳን እጅግ ብዙ ሙከራዎች ከተደረገ በኋላ ወደ ጌታ እየሱስ እቅፍ በሰላም ሄዷል:: በዚህ አስቸጋሪ ወቅት ያለማቋረጥ ለጸለያችሁልን፤ ከጎናችን ቆማችሁ ለአበረታችሁን፤ ከልብ እናመሰግናለን ያደረጋችሁት ጸሎትና ያሳያችህን ፍቅር እጅግ አጽናንቶናል::
የቀብር ሥነ-ሥርዓቱን ለመከታተልና ለመካፈል በቀጣይ ቀናቶች ውስጥ እናስታውቃለን::
እግዚአብሔር ይባርካችሁ!