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To be concerned about increase in dangerous internet trends?

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MyWildOliveGoose · 23/08/2026 00:12

I don’t know if this has already been posted, I did scroll abit and didn’t see it. I am so concerned about the dangerous internet trends of driving up the motorway as fast as you can the wrong way, swimming dangerously in open water, numerous drinking and e-scooter trends .. they more often than not result in fatalities, and it’s just so so sad. I’m not sure how to gain any control over it to be honest. It just has me up tonight feeling awfully sad.

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Thecatspantaloons · 23/08/2026 00:21

I mean if it was just them doing stuff, I would say it's natural selection doing it's thing 😳 but why do they have to include us in it ?

MyWildOliveGoose · 23/08/2026 00:51

Thecatspantaloons · 23/08/2026 00:21

I mean if it was just them doing stuff, I would say it's natural selection doing it's thing 😳 but why do they have to include us in it ?

Honestly, I have a few motorway drives coming up this week, and I’m anxious enough on the motorway as it is, without thinking a bunch of idiots might be f’ing around with the latest TikTok trend..

and before anyone says it’s not been confirmed it’s a TikTok trend and police have asked us not to speculate, parents of driving age children have confirmed it is is a TikTok trend, I’ve seen that it’s a trending hashtag on TikTok and it’s terrifying to think there are that few brain cells in young people being given licences.

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