TikTok_s Biggest Gaslighter

EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 27 MIN

TikTok_s Biggest Gaslighter

from THINK BEFORE YOU SLEEP · host THINK BEFORE YOU SLEEP

He built a career telling women they were the problem. His followers called it confidence. His exes called it psychological warfare. The platform gave him millions of views while victims tried to make themselves heard.The term gaslighting has exploded across TikTok, generating millions of posts that range from genuinely educational to dangerously simplified [citation:9]. But the platform's biggest gaslighters are not just using the word. They are embodying the behavior while the algorithm rewards them. Harrison Sullivan, known as HSTikkyTokky, built a following of 175,000 by referring to women as things while posing as a Dubai financier with a fake £20 million income [citation:1]. Critics call him a pound shop Andrew Tate.Beyond individual creators, the platform itself engages in systemic gaslighting. Research shows TikTok routinely dismisses user experiences, denies governance issues despite mounting evidence, and deploys opaque communication strategies that leave creators questioning their own reality [citation:4]. When Jewish creators report antisemitism or Palestinian creators face shadowbanning, the platform's automated responses and human teams often minimize their trauma [citation:4][citation:10].Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the biggest gaslighter on TikTok might not be a creator at all. It might be the platform itself.

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