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 TikTok has been banned in several countries for various reasons, but it remains the hub of short-form storytelling worldwide, especially when it comes to the romance genre. From vampires to criminals, everyone finds love with the most naive humans imaginable in a matter of seconds or over the course of several videos; yes, there are also series on TikTok. But since there's no room for nuance in such a short time, simplistic power dynamics and the romanticization of problematic clichés are commonplace. And with its growing popularity, this type of content has been imitated on Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, leading to an avalanche of material that has the power to completely atrophy the viewer's brain. It would be fine if this kind of superficial content were limited to social media. However, after watching films like The Tearsmith, It Ends With Us, A True Gentleman, Umjolo (the entire franchise), Nadaaniyan, and today's subject, Bad Influence, it seems that the "T...