Greek-Cypriot TikTok personality Nikos Peletie has reportedly been arrested for alleged offenses of sexist rhetoric and incitement to violence following public complaints raised by women’s rights groups.

According to local media, the matter arose in April following a post by Nikos Peletie on a social media platform. Both the Socialist Women’s Movement and the Cypriot Association of Women’s Organisations (POGO) are said to have filed formal complaints against the TikTok personality over content he shared on a Cypriot news platform and across his social media accounts.

The organisations argue that the that the post reproduced sexist rhetoric and violated guidelines on gender equality and responsible public discourse and expressed their concern that the content breached established standards on gender equality.

Peleties’ posts on ‘X’

The matter was reportedly referred to several authorities, including the police, the Attorney General’s Office, the Cyprus Media Ethics Committee (CME), and the Cyprus Radio-Television Authority (RTA).

Nikos Peletie is a social media personality with a following of over 79,000 on TikTok. He regularly posts videos featuring young women across TikTok and other major platforms, often accompanied by controversial commentary.

Posts such as “A woman is an ungrateful animal by nature and goes crazy when you tell her no,” or “If men had more sex, crime would drop to 0%,” are among the kinds of content he has shared on his social media platforms.