“TikTok, Do Your Thing”: User Reactions to Social Surveillance in the Public Sphere
summary
Qualitative analysis of 60 TikTok videos (collected Oct 2024–Jan 2025) and 1,901 top comments uses manual coding and reflexive thematic analysis to quantify outcomes: 60 videos, 1,901 comments, 19 identified. Videos mostly appear at concerts/festivals and reveal faces, workplaces, vehicles; successful searches yield full names or social handles. Comment counts: 883 supportive, 310 disapproving; supporters give tactical tips and boost virality, detractors cite stalking, consent, and gendered double standards. Ethical redaction and paraphrasing protect subjects.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:58Methodology
- 4:21Key findings
- 6:47Supportive reactions
- 8:09Disapproving reactions
- 9:13Privacy and security takeaways
- 10:57Conclusion
- 11:18Q&A
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