‘Not okay’: Women allegedly secretly filmed by TikToker in Sydney, Melbourne
A US TikToker, who has millions of followers, has been slammed after he allegedly secretly filmed and uploaded videos “hitting on” Aussie women using smartglasses.
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A US Tiktoker who allegedly has been secretly filming women across Sydney and uploading the videos to social media is now being investigated by NSW Police.
Sayed or @itspolokid has 1.2 million followers on Instagram and 1 million followers on TikTok and uploads videos of him “picking up” women.
He has recently been filming in Melbourne and Sydney, uploading videos of the women without their consent.
The women who have been approached and filmed by Sayed say they were not told they were being videoed, with Sayed using Meta Rayban smart glasses to secretly film their reactions.
In one of the videos – which is captioned “Hitting on beauties in Bondi Beach! #confident” –
Sayed approaches a woman who is wearing a bikini on the sand with her friend.
“You are very f***ing beautiful. I like you,” he tells the woman after introducing himself.
“I’m in love with your friend.”
He leaves after he tells him she is married.
“Very presumptuous,” she tells him.
Tahnaya Jae, who was secretly filmed by Sayed in Kings Cross, told news.com.au she was blocked after she asked him to take the video down.
The video, which shows Sayed asking Ms Jae for her number before she walks away, now has 545,000 views.
“I got off easy compared to some of the other girls. He knows this type of thing is not okay. He wouldn’t have blocked me otherwise. Total power trip,” she said.
Ms Jae said she had no idea she was being filmed as the smartglasses he wears looks exactly like normal RayBan sunglasses.
“I’ve seen some of the girls asking him to take their video down, but he’s ignoring and blocking them too,” she said.
“The way some of the other girls are being bullied in the comments section breaks my heart.”
Sayed’s behaviour also led to a social media warning on Bondi’s community page by resident Louise McFadden.
“There has been a guy approaching women on the beach, on the street, basically anywhere deemed public space across all of the eastern suburbs … filming women without their consent when they are caught off guard,” the post said.
“He appears friendly enough, however, what these women don’t know is that their bodies, faces and reactions are being recorded and for some of them, posted to his 1.2 million followers on Instagram and TikTok.”
Ms McFadden said one of the women posted only found out she had been filmed when a friend from the UK sent her the video.
“That’s how wide and pervasive the spread of this content is,” she said.
Illegally recording someone without consent in NSW can carry up to 5 years imprisonment.
In a statement to news.com.au, NSW Police said they were aware of the content after one of the women reported the incident.
“Police have commenced an investigation into an alleged breach of the Listening Devices Act committed at Bondi on Friday 7 February 2025,” the statement said.
“No further information is available at this stage.”
Sayed has been contacted for comment.
Waverley Council did not wish to comment on the matter, referring news.com.au to the police.
Originally published as ‘Not okay’: Women allegedly secretly filmed by TikToker in Sydney, Melbourne
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