What do you call it when someone follows what the rest of the crowd do/say due to peer pressure?

this is known as peer pressure

Explanation:

Peer pressure is the direct influence on people by peers, or the effect on an individual who gets encouraged to follow their peers by changing their attitudes, values or behaviors to conform to those of the influencing group or individual. This can result in either a positive or negative effect, or both.

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