Is TikTok\u2019s silhouette challenge dangerous? New viral trend causing alarm Unsplash.com – Tony Reid (@togna_balogna)TikTok is a hive for viral content of all sorts, and has been responsible for the popularity of a number of dances and trends \u2014 but one of its latest \u201cchallenges\u201d is proving to be quite dangerous for participants. While TikTok has spawned quite a few humorous and interesting trends in the past, some of its bandwagon challenges have sparked worldwide concern (see the \u2018Nutmeg Challenge,\u2019 which tasked users with stirring nutmeg in a glass of water to produce hallucinogenic results). This time around, the name of the game is the \u2018Silhouette Challenge.\u2019 In this trend, participants start out wearing normal or baggy clothing, then switch up to pose either nude or wearing lingerie in front of a dim, backlit background to show off their curves in a way that doesn\u2019t reveal the full picture. More specifically, the trend utilizes Snapchat\u2019s \u201cvin rouge\u201d filter to produce a red light effect, giving the entire video a saucy aesthetic \u2014 a filter that some techies have managed to get past. While the TikToker\u2019s body will simply appear as a dark shadow, it seems that some users have found a way to bypass this effect using video editing software to turn up the light and sneak a peek at things that were meant to be private. Read More: TikTok adding new features to stop fake news – In fact, an entire subreddit sprung up around the topic, named \u2018r\/SilhouetteUnfilitered,\u2019 which quickly became a hive for sharing unfiltered Silhouette Challenge videos. It has since been axed from the website for \u201cviolating Reddit\u2019s rules against involuntary pornography.\u201d TikTokers are now warning their fellow users against participating in the challenge due to this possibility, with one photographer breaking the issue down in a video: \u201cMake sure you\u2019re being cognizant of what you\u2019re wearing before you actually do all the editing for the final product,\u201d photographer \u2018lostvnryshots\u2019 explained. \u201cAnyone can easily take those images and revert them back to the original.\u201d Still more are urging participants to delete their videos altogether, or advising that they simply wear a bathing suit while filming, in the first place. Luckily, it seems that the word has spread far and wide, and users are taking pains to protect themselves after a body-positive movement unexpected turned sour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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