SecretMizzy, who was behind a series of viral prank videos, has been banned from TikTok and YouTube. We at MeinMMO tell you what’s behind it.
What are these videos? Anyone who has been on social media in the last few days may have come across a video in which a group of young people marches into a strange house under the pretext of looking for a study group.
In another video, one of the youths, an 18-year-old, grabs an elderly lady’s dog in the park and runs away with it. Other shots show him jumping into strangers’ cars or destroying books from a library.
The videos caused great outrage among viewers. Many wrote that it was only a matter of time before one of these “pranks” turned out badly or even fantasized about punishing the supposed “pranksters”.
The behavior has already had a first consequence: The TikTok account of “SecretMizzy”, which is behind the videos, has been banned.
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What’s behind it? As Dexerto reports, SecretMizzy is a London-based YouTuber and TikToker. He had been putting such “pranks” online for a long time, but it wasn’t until May 17 that they suddenly began to spread rapidly.
TikTok promptly took action and blocked the account on May 19 for violating the community guidelines. Thus, the original videos have also disappeared from the platform. There are now countless posts on all common social networks in which the recordings are discussed.
A video shared on Twitter by Dexerto himself has been seen by more than 26 million users.
While Dexerto was still reporting growth on SecretMizzy’s YouTube channel on May 22, the video platform has now followed suit and has also blocked the 18-year-old’s account. Before that, however, he is said to have achieved 2,000 new subscribers and 260,000 video views.
Prankster is arrested
What is the current development? As a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed, an 18-year-old has now been arrested in Hackney, London. He is suspected of causing a public nuisance and filming it for social media.
I do not underestimate the widespread dismay, heartache and concern these videos have caused. Some people have labeled these videos a “hoax,” but I hope this significant development shows how seriously we are taking this investigation since this material has been circulating around the internet.
Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway via Dexerto
The police take the supposed jokes very seriously and want to deter potential imitators. After all, it wouldn’t be the first time that users have let themselves be incited to dangerous challenges on social media.
A common reaction to SecretMizzy’s videos is comments in which users discuss how such pranks would have been received in the United States. The barely hidden hint: There, armed violence would have put an end to the goings-on for the time being. In fact, there was already such a case:
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