Who is TikTok鈥檚 masked vigilante?
Think you鈥檙e safe being an anonymous TikTok troll or cyber bully? Think again. The Great Londini could be your worst nightmare.
Think you鈥檙e safe being an anonymous TikTok troll or cyber bully? Think again.
The Great Londini could be your worst nightmare come true.
You might think you鈥檙e anonymous - but if you leave a threatening, racist or homophobic comment on someone鈥檚 video, Londini will find out who you are. If you鈥檙e a kid, he鈥檒l contact your parents or your school. If you鈥檙e an adult, he'll really tell on you.
In just a few months, the mysterious online vigilante has gained a huge following for his efforts to clean up TikTok. Londini says he鈥檚 doing the job that the platform should be.
But does social media need moderation vigilantes - or are they a problem in themselves?
Presenter: Sophia Smith Galer
Editor: Ed Main
Photo: The Great Londini
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