"Countless devious licks videos have millions and millions of views, and while some are obviously jokes, others are not so clear at all. TikTok said it can't comment on specific accounts.Ĭopycats soon sprung up, racking up millions of views, including one user who garnered 2.6 million views for posting a microscope as his "devious lick." Phillip Hamilton, an editor at Know Your Meme, told NBC News that he's not surprised the trend was banned after its rapid growth led to others attempting to film their own devious licks. TikTok video from SkylarRizzGod420 (bugsnaxfan): 'devious lick'. Those two accounts, and their "devious licks" videos, appear to have been removed as of Wednesday. That video reportedly earned 7.2 million views. His most viewed video is his Devious Lick TikTok content about taking home a wall hand sanitizer from his school, which already garnered more than 11 million views, 2 million likes, and. TikTok challenges change every day based on an idea a user has or is related to current events, for example, the Dalgona candy challenge from popular Netflix show, ‘Squid Games.’ Internet challenges can be good or bad, however, viewers should view all videos with caution.Days after posted his video, another user, posted a video showing that he had allegedly stolen a hand sanitizer dispenser, according to Know Your Meme. A new TikTok trend called Devious Licks encourages high school students to steal soap dispensers, laptops, and classroom pets from their school. It is expected that like all internet challenges, Devious Licks will die down. “It’s funny if one or two people, but then when you the same over and over again, like a soap dispenser was cool to start out with but now that everybody is taking soap dispensers, has lost its value,” Carlozzi said.
Carlozzi believes the Devious Licks videos were originally meant to be funny and cause no harm to anyone but now thinks that people could have taken the challenge a step too far. SHS senior Dominic Carlozzi, who has personally experienced a short-lived moment of fame on TikTok, believes users are participating in the trend in order to be seen as funny and for internet notoriety. When Loeb heard about the Devious Licks, he believed there were better ways to be humorous that do not include making the bathroom more difficult to use. Enticed by a viral TikTok challenge, students have pilfered or vandalized items at their schools and then showed off their antics, or devious licks, on the popular social media platform. SHS junior Jonathan Loeb describes himself as a formerly frequent user of TikTok and out of the loop when it comes to challenges and trends. Some SHS teachers have required that a student signs in and out each time they go to use the restroom in the classroom. SHS administration has warned students again commiting devious licks and will result in disciplinary action. She also stated that security cameras have been helpful in getting a general idea of who is going in the bathrooms when and what time they went in. “Clocks off the walls…really not too much other than in the bathrooms, the toilet paper and the soaps,” Smith said. Smith had noticed that items from SHS’s bathrooms, such as soap and toilet paper, have gone missing or have been tampered with. Solon High School (SHS) Head Custodian Michele Smith, who does not watch any TikTok, was unaware of what Devious Licks challenge was, until her granddaughter then explained it to her. The craze has prompted students to vandalize school. In other cases, students will commit vandalism, causing destruction to other school property.ĭevious Licks originated from TikTok, where user jugg4elias posted a video where they claimed to have taken a box of disposable masks with the caption of “A month into school…devious lick.” While videos with devious licks hashtags have been taken down, videos that do not have hashtags remain up on TikTok. Several area school districts have responded to the devious licks, a challenge perpetuated on TikTok.
Devious Lick is a challenge where a high school student will steal, also known as a lick, school property such as toilet paper, hand soap dispensers, etc. Popular challenges are created from the app, changing from one challenge to another, often based on real life current events or to express creativity. TikTok is one of the most well known social media apps in the world.
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