The 5 most toxic TikTok trends 2022: When social networks make young people do strange things in spite of themselves

Tram Ho

There is no doubt that TikTok is the most powerful and influential social network for young people around the world in the past few years. One of the “specialties” of this short video platform is that trends (trends) often emerge over a period of time and are followed by family members.

Many of these trends are funny and harmless. However, there are also many trends that are not only entertaining but actually pose a toxic risk to those who follow them. Here are some famous malicious trends on TikTok Western in 2022 that many media have condemned:

Jeffrey Dahmer Challenge

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One of the most worrisome trends of 2022 has to be the “Jeffrey Dahmer Challenge,” a challenge where social media users record their reactions to Dahmer’s horrifying crime scene photos. This is an American serial killer and sex offender who brutally murdered 17 people between 1978 and 1991.

TikTok has since removed many of the harmful clips, but an enterprising social media user found the restriction and re-posted the images. The challenge started when Netflix released a serial killer TV series in September. According to TikTok, the search term “Paraoid photos of victim Jeffrey Dahmer” reached 1.7 billion views – to the displeasure of critics.

The Kia Challenge

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In October, 4 teenagers were killed in a car crash in Buffalo (USA) while allegedly doing this TikTok challenge. This is a trend where the person filming the clip tries to start a stranger’s Kia car on the street without the key.

Kia owners have had trouble with thieves breaking into their cars and posting about completing the challenge as fun. “This trend absolutely disgusts me. I really can’t believe that people think it’s okay to post criminal acts, let alone participate because it’s fun after watching clips online,” lamented one victim named Alissa Smart.

NyQuil Challenge

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Instead of opening cookbooks, some TikTokers opened their medicine cabinets to add NyQuil to their dinners. NyQuil is a common cold medicine in the US and has a characteristic blue color. This challenge was created just to see how medicinal meat would taste.

Some people reported getting sick after eating medicated chicken. The US Food and Drug Administration even issued a warning about the “NyQuil Chicken Challenge,” but some social media users decided to support it anyway.

Orbeez Challenge

5 trend TikTok độc hại nhất 2022: Khi mạng xã hội khiến giới trẻ làm những việc kỳ lạ một cách bất chấp - Ảnh 4.

In the #OrbeezChallenge, players use a glue gun or an air gun to shoot Orbeez water droplets at friends or passersby. Although Orbeez is a soft gel, they can cause injury and even tear the skin when shot from a gun. To increase the impact of the shot, some TikTokers even freeze water gel particles.

Authorities in several states have warned they will criminally prosecute anyone caught shooting gel beads. In fact, several young people have been arrested and charged in connection with the “Orbeez Challenge” shooting.

Blue tongue challenge

5 trend TikTok độc hại nhất 2022: Khi mạng xã hội khiến giới trẻ làm những việc kỳ lạ một cách bất chấp - Ảnh 5.

Many TikTokers, especially fitness KOLs, stuck out their blue tongues throughout 2022 to convince people to drink methylene. As this blue color pervades social media, doctors warn of the dangers of consuming methylene, a psychoactive drug.

The drug methylene blue is prescribed by doctors to treat methemoglobinemia, a condition that does not provide enough oxygen to the cells. While it may not be harmful to take methylene in therapeutic doses, health professionals oppose claims by influencers that it can boost cognition, boost metabolism and fight aging. .

Source: NY Post

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