TikTok’s ‘flip camera trend’ is going viral—for all the wrong reasons

Critics say the prank humiliates uninvolved bystanders and exposes them to online mockery, sparking a larger conversation about cyberbullying.

Another week, another questionable TikTok trend. The latest internet sensation has social media users asking someone to film them dancing. Instead, the dancer clicks the flip-camera button mid-dance — filming the filmer instead of themselves. And while the trend is meant to be funny (and, of course, get clicks), not everyone is laughing.