[Amazon apologizes after an Alexa challenged
a girl, 10, to put a COIN on an exposed plug
prong half-inserted into a socket as part
of a 'dangerous' TikTok trend
An Echo voice assistant challenge a 10-year-old to
do a potentially fatal act
Assistant told a child to do the
'Penny challenge' and 'Plug in a phone charger
about halfway into a wall outlet,
then touch a penny to the exposed prongs'
Kristin Livdahl, the girl's mother slammed Amazon,
who has since apologised]
[The internet game involves plugging
a charger part-way into a wall and
trying to create a spark by touching the
exposed prongs with a coin
(pictured: An outlet following the challenge)]
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...ongs-plug.html
Alexa searches the internet
TikTok has loads of Dumb and Dangerous examples.
Debated on all media
Amazon USA claim they have fixed it.