The 'devious licks' challenge has led to stolen urinals and broken sinks.
has involved students stealing urinals and items like soap dispensers, while also breaking sinks and bathroom tiles in acts of vandalism most commonly posted online to TikTok.
While Blumenthal said TikTok has taken some steps to remove the videos, he believes those actions are not enough, telling TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in a letter that:"You have a responsibility to delete videos, ban users, and restrict hashtags that glorify property damage." A search for"devious licks" on the TikTok app yields no results, instead showing users a message that reads:"This phrase may be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines."
Videos of bathrooms being defaced are still widely accessible on TikTok by searching for slightly misspelled versions of the phrase"devious licks.", a TikTok spokesperson said the company expects"our community to stay safe and create responsibly, and we do not allow content that promotes or enables criminal activities."TikTok has been repeatedly misused and abused to promote behavior and actions that encourage harmful and destructive acts," Blumenthal said.
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