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‘TikTok famous’ – but making money? NewsColony Image caption Jake Sweet, also known as the Tiktok star Surfaceldn When I meet up with Jake Sweet (aka Surfaceldn on TikTok), he’s buzzing. He’s about to be flown out to the MTV Video Music Awards in Spain as a special guest. Dinner will be laid on, he explains, and there will be aftershow parties where he will rub shoulders with music’s biggest stars – but best of all, says the 21-year-old, he will hang out with other social media influencers he admires. He got his invite because he has just over three million followers on the TikTok video sharing app (more than twice as many as pop star Dua Lipa). His presence at the event will boost its profile, as well as his own. But once the party’s over, it will be back to Earth with a bump. He will return to lectures at the University of Nottingham. When not working towards his degree, Jake makes fun, craft-based videos on TikTok, with a sideline in pranking. For instance, he once surpri...