TikTok started off as a social media platform that gravitated to. In fact it so structured for kids that TikTok is considering making an add on just for adults, so it is safe to say that this app should be a safe place for children. This isn't the case for a young man who goes by the name The Marvel Geek https://youtube.com/@themarvelgeek5368.
The Marvel Geek is a comic book enthusiast who posted videos on TikTok. One of his videos get stitched by KingLion https://www.tiktok.com/@kingandqueenlion?_t=8YwdZYrfIvG&_r=1 where KingLion shouts him out and praises him for actually using comics to explain instead doing a Google search to support his claim (a growing trend in the comic book community). When The Marvel Geek sees this he gets excited because he is a fan of KingLion and he states it in a TikTok, and this apparently a problem.
In order to Understand why this is a problem, I have to provide you with context of who KingLion is. KingLion is a comic book enthusiast as well as the author of the comic book "Flame" under Black Sands Entertainment, but what he is most known for are his TikToks. He participates in his debates, death battle conversations, and just regular comic book conversations. KingLion's personality is the thing that shines through, he is loud, brash, witty, and hilarious and it comes off as if you are having barbershop debates about who is the best rapper or is Lebron the GOAT? For people who have been around this, it is a welcoming and entertaining conversation to have or witness, but some people jump in these conversations and their skin is not thick enough for it. So it pretty evident that he has obtain some haters along the way, haters that haven't found a way to break him, haters that become tired of losing to this man (or seeing their favorite TikToker losing to him) that they resorted to doing the only thing they can do and that was to bully a child.
The Marvel Geek didn't do anything wrong, he was just a kid excited that his favorite TikToker stitched his work. This young man is a victim of Cyber Bullying on a platform that should have precaustions put in place that protects children considering that the platform is geared towards children. TikTok this has to be fixed, this kid has been harassed to the point that he is off your site. It has gone unnoticed and unaswered from your staff. You need to at least have a person on your staff when you see a pattern on accounts with similar names being reported consistently, or look at any page that has been reported where the creator is under the age of 18, and a week suspension for first time offenders who are falsely reporting with escalation for repeat offenders.
This is an unsettling situation where adults are harassing a child out of spite for an adult, but fortunately this has a happy ending. As of yesterday The Marvel Geek youtube channel has hit the 20k mark and if you want to support and show this kid that love will always beat hate go support his channel, his link is above. TikTok has to fix this, because if your number one consumer base doesn't feel appreciated, they will find a new place to go.
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