A viral TikTok trend in India has been accused of promoting colourism.
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The music has been used more than 21,000 times, with the videos receiving millions of views.
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Now duet or reaction videos labelling the videos racist or colourist are flooding the site, with some overtaking the views of the original videos.
Some say they have reported the video but that TikTok responded by saying the videos did not ro02783b1 cover iphone 6s trasparente con disegni – rodrigoayub.com violate their guidelines.
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