t first published late February, TikTok said it "doesn't allow content that encourages or replicates dangerous challenges that might lead to injury" and encouraged users to report such content. The company said it would take down posts that try and replicate the dangerous stunt.
TikTok has added a warning message which triggered by posts containing the hashtag #skullbreakerchallenge, as shown beneath a video below:"It's not funny – and since we remove that sort of content, it certainly won't make you TikTok famous," the firm wrote in its blogpost., one user wrote that "the guy who started this is out of his mind...," while another described it as "a dumb challenge that will POSSIBLY cause u to pass on [sic].
Other videos posted under the #skullbreakerchallenge hashtag feature nurses and firefighters discouraging others from participating in the stunt. A TikTok spokesperson told Business Insider: "The safety and well-being of our users is a top priority at TikTok. As we make clear... we do not allow content that encourages, promotes, or glorifies dangerous challenges that might lead to injury. We also take further action where we see clear and serious risk resulting from content associated with a particular user-generated 'challenge'.