Why TikTok Users Are Blocking Celebrities NYT: Technology By: Elizabeth Paton 18 May 2024 at 10:36 A TikTok movement is calling for followers to block famous people over their stances on the Israel-Hamas war. It began at the Met Gala. ยฉ Amir Hamja/The New York TimesZendaya at the Met Gala last week in a couture gown. Her image, spliced with photographs of Palestinian children, contributed to a TikTok movement.