TikTokers are sharing strangers’ conversations, hoping to expose gossipers to the very people they’re talking about. Is the humiliation worth it?
Marissa Meizz was out to dinner with a friend when her phone started vibrating. It was an unusually frenzied buzz, unresponsive to the silence button – a flood of texts from friends, acquaintances and even an “offline” aunt all linking to a TikTok video titled “Send this to Marissa in NYC”.
She froze. Then she started watching.
More Stories
BM Boys: the Nigerian sextortion network hiding in plain sight on TikTok
Trump health cuts create ‘real danger’ around disease outbreaks, workers warn
Weight-loss jabs may be good for mental health, research shows