https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/15/gifts-for-strangers-the-ethically-ambiguous-tiktok-trend-using-unknowing-people-as-fodder-for-content

In viral videos, content creators film themselves surprising strangers with toys, food and wads of cash – whether they like it or not

Picture the scene. You’re sitting alone, enjoying a coffee. Maybe you’ve got a podcast on. Maybe you’re on the phone to your mum. Enter a random person clutching a bunch of flowers.