How a Somali American student spent $7,000 defending clan honour on TikTok

[Deeq A.]

Mogadishu (HOL) — Zara sat in her modest U.S. apartment, eyes fixed on the numbers in disbelief. Over $7,000 drained from her account, money she had painstakingly saved for college, now gone—siphoned into TikTok’s live clan battles. Known as “The Great Clan Game,” these virtual showdowns have intrigued the Somali diaspora and evolved into a cautionary tale of digital threats and financial disillusionment.

Source: Hiiraan Online