TikTok bans account of man who buried himself alive

The TikTok account belonging to Nigerian content creator Young C, who decided to stay in a lit coffin underneath the earth for a 24 hours has been banned.

Young C triggered controversy when he began a challenge to remain buried alive for 24 hours while livestreaming on his social media page.

Upon completing the challenge, the video-sharing platform, TikTok took down his account for supposedly engaging in a life-threatening act which may encourage others to join.

A check on his TikTok account revealed that his profile is unavailable with a note stating, “Account banned. This account Youngcentertainment is no longer available.”