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In recent years, challenges have become the new trend on social networks. A popular challenge on TikTok is currently the subject of the concerns of the police, the “Silhouette Challenge”. If this does not represent any physical danger for users, it could however have unfortunate consequences.
The “Silhouette Challenge” on TikTok consists of posing in undress or nude in the frame of a door with a red filter on the sound “Put your head on my shoulder” remixed. The red filter in question makes it possible in particular to offer suggestive videos, while hiding what cannot be seen. Only, this one would not be without flaws. A finding that prompted the Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin gendarmerie, in the North, to speak out on social networks.
« This effect, often achieved through a Snapchat filter called red wine, can easily be removed by a third party, revealing the nudity of whoever posted such a video on TikTok. Authorities warned on Facebook. After carrying out tests on various applications and software, the police notably discovered that it is very easy to remove the red filter used in suggestive videos. Indeed, a simple passage through Photoshop or Affinity would restore the original colors of the videos.
« Be careful what you post on social media. Your nudity is yours, don’t share it », Declared the gendarmes. A message more than necessary, knowing that TikTok is used by many miners around the world.
