TikTok<\/a> creator who uses the name Swhileyy.<\/p>\nHis video amassed 90 million views, but has since been deleted – however it hasn\u2019t stopped it from spreading, with the clip continuing to be reshared across several corners of the internet. <\/p>\n
In a video posted by creator Dylan Page, he said it\u2019s quickly turning into \u201cSubway Surfer Scientology edition\u201d, connecting the trend to the popular iPhone game. <\/p>\n
The creator explains the lengths people jumping on the trend have been going to. <\/p>\n
\u201cGuys, this has become so much more than just a joke because some people are going as far as to try and map out the entire layout of this building,\u201d he said in the video. <\/p>\n
His comment section paints a divided picture of how people are reacting. <\/p>\n
\u201cI love seeing kids playing outside again,\u201d one commenter writes.<\/p>\n
Another asks: \u201cIf they reach 100 per cent map completion, will they unlock Tom Cruise?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaking people\u2019s jobs harder isn\u2019t funny, by the way,\u201d a third points out. <\/p>\n
Another urges: \u201cGuys, respect people\u2019s religion.\u201d <\/p>\n
The joke seems to have quickly run its course, with even the pioneer of the trend, who has been labelled as holding the \u2018deepest recorded Scientology run\u2019, now condemning it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not condone what I did, even though I didn\u2019t break any laws,\u201d the creator told The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n
Even actress Leah Remini, who is a former member of the church and now one of the religion\u2019s most vocal critics, has urged people not to participate. <\/p>\n
\u201cPlease stop. What I\u2019m seeing now\u2014running into Scientology buildings, harassing staff, provoking reactions for TikTok is not really exposure. It feels like it\u2019s about clicks, and it\u2019s turning something serious into content,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis trend creates chaos, it creates a spectacle and worst of all, it hands Scientology exactly what they want. The ability to position themselves as the victim.\u201d <\/p>\n
Many of her viewers agreed with her stance. <\/p>\n
\u201cTikTok clicks are hurting people trying to get the truth out and make a difference for the world,\u201d one person remarked. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad that someone who is respected is speaking up about this. My initial thought was exactly this (even if I enjoyed the initial video I saw).. Use your energy wisely,\u201d another praised.<\/p>\n
A third said, \u201cBeen waiting on your take on this. You said everything I felt about it.\u201d <\/p>\n
The actress left the religion in 2013 after 30 years due to clashes with leaders and policies.<\/p>\n
She has produced the Emmy-award-winning documentary series, \u2018Scientology and the Aftermath\u2019, and the podcast Fair Game, dedicated to exposing the organisation. <\/p>\n
Authorities in Los Angeles say there is now an investigation into the trend following the spike in attempts and numerous complaints from the organisation. <\/p>\n
There have been instances where copycat attempts have led to arrests, such as a case in Florida where a 19-year-old armed with a B.B. gun was arrested. <\/p>\n
It appears that the trend hasn\u2019t yet been attempted at establishments in Australia where the Church of Scientology currently has operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, and Canberra.<\/p>\n
The Church of Scientology International declined news.com.au\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new Gen Z trend targeting Scientology buildings has been slammed by one of the religion\u2019s most vocal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":634622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2095,307289,64,63,689,307286,307296,485,307292,167600,307290,36625,134,2755,7747,2105,56737,45598,307287,481,307285,306927,2041,2067,677,307298,17689,307293,307297,307294,2614,307291,307288,307295],"class_list":{"0":"post-634621","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-anti-scientology-outfit","10":"tag-au","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","13":"tag-blue-jumpsuit-reading","14":"tag-buildings-belonging","15":"tag-california","16":"tag-church-of-scientology-international","17":"tag-comment-section","18":"tag-copycat-attempts","19":"tag-documentary-series","20":"tag-entertainment","21":"tag-florida","22":"tag-gen-z","23":"tag-getty-images-inc","24":"tag-google-inc","25":"tag-leah-remini","26":"tag-lengths-people","27":"tag-los-angeles","28":"tag-map-completion","29":"tag-moment-teens","30":"tag-north-america","31":"tag-northern-america","32":"tag-oceania","33":"tag-popular-iphone-game","34":"tag-tom-cruise","35":"tag-trend-slammedleah","36":"tag-trend-targeting","37":"tag-trend-urging-people","38":"tag-united-states-of-america","39":"tag-vocal-critics","40":"tag-young-participants","41":"tag-z-scientology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=634621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/634622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=634621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=634621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=634621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}