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Blame a company for a hidden drain, then toggle it off

A viral tech and ai format on TikTok and Instagram

Accuse a named company or OS of quietly using up performance, bandwidth or privacy, then show the exact setting to switch off.

3

accounts it worked for

22x

median, times their usual

#14

of 26 in tech and ai

Angle

Voiceover, Talking head

Why it works

A named villain and a quantified or eerie claim ('eating 40% of CPU', 'listens to conversations') make the problem feel urgent. A simple toggle gives a fix viewers can apply right away.

Hook formula[Company] is eating [X]% of your [resource]. Here's the fix.

How to make it

  1. 1Name the company and the harm with a number or scare
  2. 2Show the setting on screen
  3. 3Toggle it off and confirm the result

Examples

Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.

  • @computergeeks91

    1.6M followers, Instagram

    “DANGEROUS SETTINGS TO TURN OFF IN YOUR PHONE - PART 3”

    22x their usual views, voiceover, computers

  • @drtechcto

    325K followers, Instagram

    “MICROSOFT”

    25x their usual views, voiceover, computers

  • @ponzispcs

    91K followers, TikTok

    “MICRO-SLOP’S NEW FEATURE SLOWS YOUR INTERNET SPEED DOWN *BY DEFAULT* HERE’S THE FIX.”

    8.8x their usual views, talking head, computers

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  • Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
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