Albanians on TikTok call for the destruction of Serbian monuments

The administrators of the TikTok account "Kingdom of Dardania" have called on their Albanian followers to desecrate the monument to Milos Obilic in the center of Gracanica and the monument to Prince Lazar in North Mitrovica, Dukagjini reports.

The call to violence was posted two days after the attack on the Ibar-Lepenac canal and has drawn significant attention from TikTok users.

The post urging an attack on the Milos Obilic monument in Gracanica has garnered 100,000 views, 334 comments, and over 2,600 likes. Many commenters expressed a willingness to join the action, but the identity of the individuals behind the account remains unknown.

Another post calling for an attack on the Prince Lazar monument has also attracted considerable attention.

Former police investigator Murat Mehmeti has described these calls as dangerous and has urged caution.

"Usually, interest groups or criminal political groups manipulate the masses to gain power or to repay favors. They always have an interest in using non-residents to provoke social unrest, protests, or acts of vandalism," Mehmeti emphasized.

Researchers from organizations focused on regulating information in the digital space have also warned of the risks.

"There is no control over who creates TikTok accounts and posts content. People should be cautious, various harmful content is published on TikTok, but it is unclear who is behind it," representatives of the organization ‘Hulumtues un hibrido’ stated.

The account, which has 640,000 likes, was created in August 2023. Initially, it shared content from comedy series, but it shifted focus and intensified posts the day after the terrorist attack in Banjska, mixing content related to politics, the Kosovo Security Force (KSF), police, and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).