I guess TikTok isn't 100% bad after all...

This meme consists of a block of text above a two-photo side-by-side collage. The top text states that all Scientology buildings located on Hollywood Boulevard have been locked down, with their exterior door handles removed, and claims that TikTok users accomplished this outcome in one week, despite 30 years of critical books and documentaries failing to produce the same effect. The left photo shows the front entrance of an open Scientology building, with large 'SCIENTOLOGY' signage displayed prominently above the doors. The right photo shows a locked, unmarked Scientology building on Hollywood Boulevard, with no visible exterior branding, situated next to a street tree and fire hydrant on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The core joke is a sarcastic praise of TikTok's grassroots user base for having a larger tangible impact on the controversial organization's public operations than decades of formal critical media coverage.

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All of the #Scientology buildings on Hollywood Blvd. are locked down and they even took off the door handles. TikTok children did in a week what 30 years worth of books and documentaries couldn't.

Overview

This meme consists of a block of text above a two-photo side-by-side collage. The top text states that all Scientology buildings located on Hollywood Boulevard have been locked down, with their exterior door handles removed, and claims that TikTok users accomplished this outcome in one week, despite 30 years of critical books and documentaries failing to produce the same effect. The left photo shows the front entrance of an open Scientology building, with large 'SCIENTOLOGY' signage displayed prominently above the doors. The right photo shows a locked, unmarked Scientology building on Hollywood Boulevard, with no visible exterior branding, situated next to a street tree and fire hydrant on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The core joke is a sarcastic praise of TikTok's grassroots user base for having a larger tangible impact on the controversial organization's public operations than decades of formal critical media coverage.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on the platform 9Gag, with the accompanying original title 'I guess TikTok isn't 100% bad after all...'. It references a 2024 viral trend on TikTok where younger users organized visits to and protests of Scientology public locations in Hollywood, which prompted the Church of Scientology to lock down and remove signage from their public-facing buildings on Hollywood Boulevard. The post contrasts the rapid real-world impact of TikTok user activity with the limited effect of decades of widely released critical books and documentaries about Scientology.