Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. A fake TikTok shop is Surfshark's most-blocked phishing scam - how to steer clear Blocked phishing attempts rose 83% in six months, according to Surfshark, largely due to one TikTok shop. Here's how to spot the red flags. Surfshark: Global phishing blocks rose 524% from April to September. A TikTok Shop phishing scam accounted for nearly one in five blocks.

Even after TikTok removed swastika jewelry from its online shop, I was algorithmically nudged toward a web of Nazi-related products during searches, like "double lightning bolt" and "ss" necklaces. My journey on TikTok Shop started out with a search for "hip hop jewelry." It's an innocuous search query multiple users have likely typed in, hoping to find something to wear. While browsing the cheap jewelry, I was struck by what TikTok's algorithm repeatedly suggested that I might also be interested in: jewelry with blatant Nazi symbolism. TikTok continues to struggle with moderation as its in-app ecommerce store gains traction with younger users.