The new TikTok ghost filter prank is now concerning many people. Although this trend is not recommended to do with kids, there are still some parents who seem to enjoy scaring their kids.
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The giant video platform is no longer for this kind of prank. Recently, there have been some challenges where kids are exposed to dangerous activities, such as extreme stunts and other similar trends.
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Although the ghost filter prank doesn't really physically harm children, various experts shared their concerns since this challenge can mentally and emotionally affect young people.
Parents Doing TikTok Ghost Filter Prank Now Criticized!
According to News.Com.AU's latest report, many people who saw the scary prank already warned parents to avoid doing it to their kids, especially those children who are too young.
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If you are unfamiliar with this challenge, it involves TikTok's popular "ghost filter" feature. Once you apply this virtual filter to your video, a creepy laugh will be heard.
After a few seconds, the blue-haired virtual ghost with a black face will appear. To make it more creepy, the filter's creator made the eyes and mouth of the 3D ghost colored red.
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Many teens and adults will not actually find this virtual effect that scary since it's quite unrealistic. However, for children below 10 years old, it is definitely not a pretty sight.
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Because of this, many people believe that the TikTok ghost filter challenge can traumatize kids.
Parents Doing the Prank Now Criticized
Despite the concerns shared by other people regarding the TikTok ghost filter prank, some parents are still doing the trend.
The Sun reported that various individuals are now criticizing parents participating in the trend.
"This is so wrong, bad parenting 101. You scared ur child for what? Views?" said a TikTok user in one of the ghost filter prank videos.
Because of the prank's negative effects on kids, Northern Irish Councilor Jason Barr even demanded TikTok take down the virtual video effect.
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On the other hand, U.K. teens' TikTok watch time is not higher than the time they spend watching television.
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Written by: Griffin Davis
