Feroze Khan is known to be a very vocal celebrity who has never taken the diplomatic route when it comes to sharing his views and ideas. He has never shied away from being blunt, regardless of what people may think about him.

This is why Feroze Khan makes for a very interesting celebrity when it comes to interviews. Although he is not working on any drama project currently, Feroze has still been in the news for his social work. Just recently, he launched an online platform by the name of ‘Protect Them Now’ which is aimed to help and protect the women who are victims of harassment and stalking. The platform played a significant part in capturing the harasser, Ibsham Zahid,  for which Fatima Amir Sheikh, who had been a target of Ibsham’s harassment and stalking for four long years, thanked Feroze Khan for his generous and selfless help.

And now it looks like Feroze’s next target is the popular video-sharing social media app: TikTok.

Tiktok is cancer

A few days ago Feroze Khan was interviewed by the ace designer and celebrity talk show host Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, or HSY as he is more commonly known as, on an Instagram live session. During the interview when the conversation shifted towards the content found on the internet, Hassan asked Feroze what he thinks of TikTok. Feroze replied that TikTok is “cancer”.

Explaining the reason behind his statement, Feroze narrated a video that his friend had shown him in which a boy had died after a train hit him while he was making a video for TikTok. He believes that TikTok should be banned by the government. Feroze also touched on the topic of TikTokers earning their income through the app and said that this source of income is temporary as it can go away anytime with the app.

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Feroze also called the app “useless”. Although he did acknowledge the creative videos that some people make on TikTok, he said that ninety-nine percent of those videos are useless, such as young boys making romantic videos.

Controversial content

Feroze statements don’t seem far away from public sentiment regarding the app. The app has been in the news for pushing youngsters to pull dangerous stunts that have resulted in their death. And if not actual death then spreading fake news of death is used to gain followers and sympathy.

A few days ago, news of the death of a local TikTok star Adil Rajput went viral on social media. Rajput’s wife, Farah Adil, who also stars in Rajput’s videos, made a video on their TikTok account where she was seen weeping. She revealed that she had just received a call that Adil was no longer alive. After hearing the news, fans went to his house in Rahim Yar Khan to offer their condolences, but they were shocked to see Rajput alive and well. Farah later uploaded a video where she explained how someone saw Adil faint and thought he was dead, but Adil had only fainted.

This stunt did not sit well with everyone. Some people called them out for using sympathy to gain followers, while others repeated what they had been saying from the start: TikTok stars are junk.

Unfortunately, many people have met their demise while making videos for TikTok. Their death is one of the primary reasons why netizens have often demanded a ban on the mobile application. Others, on the other hand, believe that the people died due to their own negligence and TikTok shouldn’t be banned as several TikTok stars are earning a handsome amount with the help of it.

Discussions around the app’s usefulness and its dangers tend to get lengthy as there are many points to be considered. Feroze Khan, however, has made his own stance clear about it.