"On March 31, a TikToker who goes by Swhileyy posted a now-deleted video where he ran through the first floor of a Scientology center in Los Angeles. The video gained millions of views and soon inspired copycat streamers to find creative ways to storm into the building."
"A group of people, usually teenage boys, all barge into the lobby of one of the centers and try to run into different rooms, but as soon as they're met with resistance, they exit out the nearest door."
"Some are trying to figure out the building's layout, creating updated maps as more and more people record videos of their speedruns."
"TikTok and Instagram take the original videos down within days, with the more prominent 'runs' getting lumped into compilations set to music from the game Subway Surfers."
Teenagers have recently begun storming Scientology centers in Los Angeles, creating a trend known as 'speedrunning.' This trend started with a TikToker named Swhileyy, who posted a video of his run through a center, inspiring others to replicate the stunt. Participants typically enter the lobby and attempt to explore various rooms, exiting when confronted. The videos often get removed from TikTok but are re-uploaded as compilations, with many viewers creating maps of the centers based on these recordings.
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