Viral Craze

08/09/2026

08/06/2026

The next woman you honk at while she is jogging could be an undercover police officer.

In 2025, Surrey Police launched an operation called “Jog On,” sending plain-clothes female officers through areas known for street harassment while backup teams waited nearby.

One officer was reportedly honked at within just 10 minutes. By the end of the month-long operation, police had made 18 arrests for offences including harassment, sexual assault and theft.

The campaign was introduced after a local survey found that nearly half of women never report street harassment. Police said the aim was not only to catch offenders, but also to encourage more victims to come forward.

The operation divided opinion online. Some praised it as a proactive way to tackle harassment, while others criticised it as entrapment.

Sources: Surrey Police, New York Post, BBC, The Independent

08/06/2026

"Sometimes young boys on Facebook send me r*pe threats, so I've started telling their mothers."

Australian gaming journalist Alanah Pearce went viral after taking an unusual stand against the young boys sending her vile threats online.

While working as a reviewer and radio host, Pearce regularly faced misogynistic abuse and violent messages on social media. After discovering that many of the anonymous accounts belonged to school-aged boys, she decided there was little point trying to argue with them directly.

Instead, she searched through their public Facebook profiles, identified their family members and contacted their mothers.

Pearce sent screenshots of the abusive messages their sons had written, giving the harassment real-world consequences. In one case, a mother responded with shock and disappointment, promising to deal with her son’s behaviour.

Her approach gained widespread support, with many praising her for exposing the people behind anonymous accounts and making sure their actions were seen by the adults responsible for them.

Pearce said her aim was simple: online abuse should not exist without consequences.