A woman has been flooded with praise after she filmed her confrontation with a man who was attempting to secretly take photos of her.

The TikTok user, going by the handle @bailzherb, shared a video on Monday, May 3, which showed her confronting a mask-wearing man at the airport. She noticed the man had been secretly attempting to snap a pic of her from a distance with his phone.

Although the unidentified man initially denied that he had been taking pictures of her when asked, when the TikTok user requested to see his camera roll, the man refused and started to walk away.

The video shows @bailzherb following the man as she said: "Sir, it’s really weird to take pictures of females in public without their permission. So you should never do that again. Imagine if we were your daughter or someone related to you."

The man eventually admitted that he had in fact been taking pictures of her, and promised to delete them, to which @bailzherb replied: "I’ll call you out any day because that’s f*****g weird. Don’t ever do that again."

The TikTok user captioned the video: "I know some people won’t understand why we are so upset/mad but this happens WAY too often and it’s violating and creepy. [sic]"

The clip instantly went viral on the app, racking up over 4 million views and a further 27,000 comments at the time of writing.

A number of other TikTok users have praised the woman for standing up to the man in public.

One person commented: "Mad respect for being loud and embarrassing him."

Another added: "I see that ring on his finger too... thinking of his family. So so sick."

While a third added: "I'm so proud of you I could never I would be so scared but that was amazing. [sic]"

There was even some helpful advice from an airport worker, with one person writing: "Hello, airline employee! Next time report it to the airport and they will find out who he is."

A number of other commenters expressed concern that the man's behavior was similar to that of a trafficker.

One TikTok user wrote: "This is literally how people get scouted/trafficked so I'm really glad you realized and spoke up about it."

A second person agreed, writing: "Some of y'all don't realize that this is how people get kidnapped and trafficked."

Another social media user added: "Commenting so it goes viral. This is how ppl get kidnapped. [sic]"

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One man has been caught in the act.

An unidentified plane passenger was spotted scrolling through racy videos of women while a lady - believed to be his girlfriend - was sound asleep beside him...

Not only that - but a fellow passenger caught him on camera.

Eighteen-year-old Sandy Prudente from Washington took a video of the man watching a raunchy clip through the gap between their seats, MailOnline reports.

According to her, he was watching "explicit TikToks" and videos featuring a number of girls all through the plane journey, while his girlfriend napped beside him.

Sandy shared the footage on her own TikTok, along with an overlay text explaining the situation. "Can't trust no guy. Swear this man was watching girls literally nude while his girl is sleep," she wrote.

She captioned the post with a further explanation, writing: "It was more explicit TikToks, not just what he was watching right now."

The video quickly went viral, racking up over 3 million views and sparking a debate between viewers in the comments section.

Some people rushed to defend the man.

"He's on TikTok? How's he doing anything wrong?" one person commented.

"I don't see a problem with this. As long as he don't like it or comment? I literally be watching good-looking guys dancing too," another woman wrote.

"My husband looks at TikTok ladies all the time. It really doesn't have to be a thing," a third agreed.

Others accused Sandy of invading the couple's privacy.

"Why are you invading his privacy?" one person asked.

"Imagine if we lived in a world where people minded their own business on plane? Wouldn't that be magical?" another wrote sarcastically.

A third user said Sandy was "spying on random strangers".

However, not everyone thought she was making a big deal out of nothing. Many people were outraged by the man's behavior and even suggested that Sandy should have let his girlfriend know what he was up to.

"Men will never understand why it's not okay," one user commented.

"Someone find her and tag her," added another.

"I would have told her ASAP," wrote a third.

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A woman has taken to social media to share the creepy text she received from a guy after he allegedly saw her luggage tag.

Now, traveling - especially flying - can come with many downsides; The delays, the subpar food, the moment you feel like a sardine as you're crammed onto a plane with far too many seats.

However, perhaps nothing is worse about traveling than the fact you're forced to be around strangers for a sustained period of time.

Don't believe me? Well, Kirsten's recent traveling story my change your mind.

Taking to TikTok (@kir.a.lo) to share her creepy experience, she explained that she had been waiting at an airport during a layover. That's when, in her own words: "The creepiest thing just happened to me."

As she appears to walk through the terminal, she explains to her followers: "I’m sitting there on my layover and I get this text."

Sharing a screenshot of the message, she reads it through: "‘Hi Kristen,’ which, that’s not even my name,” Kirsten says. "‘My name is Nate. I saw you and thought you were so beautiful so I had to find a way to talk to you. I saw your number on your luggage tag and decided to text you. I promise this isn’t as weird as it seems! Give a guy a chance?’"

To make matters more concerning, Kirsten revealed that she also had other personal information on her luggage tag, such as her address.

"He could potentially know where I live now," Kirsten says.

"PSA to everyone out there: Turn your luggage tag inside out so that your personal information isn’t visible," she added. "And PSA to all creepers: do better."

After amassing thousands of views, people flooded the comments section with their thoughts - as well as advice to anybody traveling.

"Luggage tags with covers only," one person stressed (add to cart). Others also suggested only adding an email address to your luggage tag.

Another added: "This is something that would never even cross my mind!!! That’s so scary."

"My jaw literally dropped. I'm horrified," wrote a third, with a fourth adding: "I am so sorry, this is so violating."

"Ladies these men are desperate. Be careful out there," one woman added.

A lesson to all the guys out there: Don't be like Nate. It's creepy.

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An influencer has shared a video confronting a man on a plane after claiming that he tried to take pictures of her while she was sleeping.

Fitness content creator Anna Clara Rios - who boasts 644K followers on Instagram - took to the social media platform to share a video explaining the incident late last week.

The alleged incident took place as Rios was flying home to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from a work-related trip to São Paulo on December 14, per Daily Mail.

In the clip which was initially posted on her Instagram Story, Rios can be seen standing in the aisle describing the incident next to the alleged culprit - who is seen in his seat, nonchalantly looking at his phone.

Translated from Portuguese to English, in the video, Rios said: "I am shaking with rage. This gentleman here was taking photos of me while I was asleep, they had to let me know to move me."

Cited by the outlet, the influencer claims that she was warned of the man's alleged actions by a flight attendant, saying: "My first reaction [to the flight attendant] was, 'I work on social media, he must have recognized me.'

"But she said to me, 'I don't think that's it, while you were sleeping, he was zooming in and trying to see what was under your dress,'" she continued.

The content creator decided to confront the man and urged him to delete the pictures from his phone. She also revealed that the alleged culprit sent the snaps to someone on WhatsApp, per the New York Post.

"I felt very vulnerable and insecure so I told the flight attendant that I was going to confront him because I wanted him to delete the photos from his mobile phone," she said.

"I went to him feeling that my privacy had been invaded, I said this was not right, that I could be his mother, sister, or daughter," Rios added.

According to Daily Mail, the influencer took a screenshot of the message to later share with authorities. After the alleged incident, she said that officers were waiting to accompany the guy off the plane at Belo Horizonte International Airport.

In the footage, a police officer can be seen speaking to the man, before he is led off the plane to the sound of passengers applauding the woman.

Furthermore, Rios also gave a statement to the police and said the man was taken to a nearby police station to give a statement as well but was not placed under arrest.

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Earlier this month, an anonymous woman went viral on Twitter after being filmed by other passengers while on a flight from New York to Dallas.

The saga began when Twitter user Rosey Blair (@roseybeeme) posted a long thread about a woman she had swapped seats with on the plane journey. "Last night on a flight home, my boyfriend and I asked a woman to switch seats with me so we could sit together," it began. "We made a joke that maybe her new seat partner would be the love of her life and well, now I present you with this thread."

The subsequent tweets included pictures of the woman and her new seatmate, along with personal details from their overheard conversation. Blair even followed the pair after baggage claim in order to take more photos of the two together - completely unbeknownst to them, of course.

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After mass media attention, the story went viral - but not everyone saw the "romantic" side of it. After all, Blair had essentially spied on two people without their knowledge or consent, documented their conversations for thousands of strangers to see, and speculated about the nature of their relationship with absolutely no proof about what was going on in front of her.

And now, the woman who was dubbed 'Pretty Plane Girl' and 'Plane Bae' has come forward to share her side of the story.

In a statement given via her lawyer to Business Insider, the subject of the viral story began by saying:

"I am a young professional woman. On July 2, I took a commercial flight from New York to Dallas. Without my knowledge or consent, other passengers photographed me and recorded my conversation with a seatmate. They posted images and recordings to social media, and speculated unfairly about my private conduct."

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She then went on to explain that - contrary to what many might have thought -  the Twitter thread was not just a harmless bit of fun, and that she had faced real-life consequences as a result of the story getting so much coverage.

"Since then, my personal information has been widely distributed online," she explained. "Strangers publicly discussed my private life based on patently false information. I have been doxxed, shamed, insulted and harassed. Voyeurs have come looking for me online and in the real world."

She continued:

"I did not ask for and do not seek attention. #PlaneBae is not a romance – it is a digital-age cautionary tale about privacy, identity, ethics and consent.

"Please continue to respect my privacy, and my desire to remain anonymous."

This followed a statement from Blair earlier this week in which she apologised for her actions.

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The man in the story turned out to be Euan Holden, a former football player. Originally, he did not see a problem with the thread, and actually publicly identified himself as the man from the story. However, he did later come forward to "positives [and] negatives" of the experience.

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Ultimately, what was intended as a bit of Twitter banter eventually triggered some very serious consequences for someone who had no idea that she was being used for the sake of five minutes of internet fame. Obviously, Blair had no intention of causing such harm - but the outcome of this saga should serve as a lesson to all that social media is not always a safe place for discussions like this, and that other people's privacy should always be respected.