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First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers

arstechnica.com First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers

Legal options limited to stop fake TikTok accounts harming teachers, school says.

First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers

A bunch of eighth graders in a "wealthy Philadelphia suburb" recently targeted teachers with an extreme online harassment campaign that The New York Times reported was "the first known group TikTok attack of its kind by middle schoolers on their teachers in the United States."

According to The Times, the Great Valley Middle School students created at least 22 fake accounts impersonating about 20 teachers in offensive ways. The fake accounts portrayed long-time, dedicated teachers sharing "pedophilia innuendo, racist memes," and homophobic posts, as well as posts fabricating "sexual hookups among teachers."

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