On TikTok, life really is a simulation. Look no further than the NPC trend going viral on TikTok Live. TikTok creators have been taking to the app's Live feature to mimic NPCs or "non-playable ...

I’ve been seeing these videos for at least a year, what I’d call the “NPC in real life” trend on TikTok, videos which involve harassing, embarrassing, or frightening people in public. Harassment is a ...

TikTok's latest viral trend isn't a choreographed dance, lip-sync performance or Venetian woman screaming at pickpockets. In fact, most people really aren't sure how to describe it. Yet the words of ...

Pinkydoll, née Fedha Sinon, gained fame on TikTok for acting like a video game character Christopher Polk/Penske Media/Getty Pinkydoll has mesmerized millions of viewers with her unique TikTok videos ...

TikTok creator “Pinkydoll” recently blew up on Twitter after clips of her seemingly random catchphrases and cartoonish movements baffled commentators; Twitter had uncovered the weird world of TikTok ...

TikTok has a reputation for connecting people to trends, phrases, and crazes they would’ve never known about otherwise. A recent example that comes to mind are BORGs, but these days it seems like you ...

A strange TikTok trend, where users livestream themselves acting like an “NPC”—or an automated “non-player character” with pre-written dialogue—complete with nonsensical phrases like “ice cream so ...

Every time a woman monetizes the absurd, she’s accused of making fetish content. It’s a symptom of the anti-sex moral panic sweeping pop culture — and this time, it’s coming for TikTok’s NPC creators.

An increasing number of TikTok creators are livestreaming themselves as ‘non-playable characters’. Some are making money off the unconventional phenomenon. If you click on the TikTok feed of Fedha ...