The TikTok SOS has been found really helpful recently after a girl was saved by the police because of the gestures she did, which are the same as the viral TikTok video last year.
With all the things going on in media handles like TikTok, it is rare that people expect something good or positive to happen from that.
And, when something good happens, it is sure that people get really happy about it. With a trend that came to TikTok a year ago, life has been saved and people are really happy about it.
Well, it is obvious that the trend was surely not a dance trend or some challenge people do that might even be harmful to others.
But this was a trend that actually occurred after cases of violence and death of women, where people were trying to create ways for making things easy and safe.
Hence, concerns regarding the TikTok SOS trend, the recent missing girl who was found because of the gestures, and similar relevant details are rising all over the web right now.
Watch: What Is TikTok SOS?
To begin with, specifically, TikTok SOS is a call for help.
It is an expression that quotes, “please someone help me” and people follow it of saving the lives of those in need.
Getting into the details, TikTok SOS has helped people to use a certain gesture where they put their thumb within their other fingers and make a fist, be it on camera, video, or in real life. A clip of doing this is attached below.
This trend started when murder cases and violence against women started rising a year ago and people had to do something to save themselves.
Doing these gestures will help people to get away from conditions where they are not able to speak up about anything they cannot in front of a culprit.
This might seem like it does not contribute a lot, but things do happen at the right time and it might save people’s life. A similar case happened recently.
Missing Girl Found After Hand Gestures: Where Is She From?
Recently, when a man was travelling on his bike, he saw a girl inside a car, moving beside him. There, he saw the girl using the gestures of making a fist with her thumbs inside.
Luckily, the man knew about the TikTok SOS and the international “Ask For Help” gestures, so he contacted the police.
So, the police arrested a man from Kentucky who was the one driving the car and he was actually taking the girl away.
She was asking for help and the gesture helped a stranger to find her and get the concerned authorities to take some action.
The girl was from North Carolina and the man took her from there to Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio.
After all the fear, she was finally free and got home safe with the help of a trend that was all over TikTok a year ago.