A journalist stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online and starts to investigate. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a hidden empire built on the exploitation of young men. The people behind the empire use tickling as a tool to control and manipulate their participants, leaving the journalist determined to expose the truth.

In 'Tickled,' a journalist's curiosity about the world of competitive tickling leads him down a rabbit hole of secrets, manipulation, and cyberbullying. As he investigates further, he discovers a criminal underworld and uncovers shocking truths about the tickling fetish community. The film explores themes of power, deception, and the lengths people will go to in order to maintain control.