True, but not necessarily nefarious, as implied by the title. The ease with which begging can be done on mobile livestream is part of the reason why people do

True, but not necessarily nefarious, as implied by the title. The ease with which begging can be done on mobile livestream is part of the reason why people do it on TikTok. Not everyone has the wherewithal to set up a GoFundMe and the existing distribution network to effectively market such a campaign. TikTok gives people with nothing but a phone a chance at an audience, a chance at virality and therefore a chance of raising funds. This is an outcome from lowest barrier to entry, not perverse profit seeking from big tech