With TikTok now formally banned in the USA, tens of millions of customers — together with the platform’s greatest influencers are reeling. Many creators took to different social media platforms to share their reactions, mixing humor, frustration, and disbelief.
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Magnificence influencer James Charles went on Instagram in dramatic trend, admitting he was already feeling the loss saying, “I don’t know what to do! I’ve already opened and closed the app 6 occasions already simply to maintain getting the identical warning message.” He later confessed, “Now I’m rooting for Trump?! Ew! God, like Make America f**king Nice once more I suppose. God!”
On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump posted on his Fact Social account, “SAVE TIKTOK!” The remark comes someday after Trump advised NBC Information he would most definitely give TikTok a 90-day grace interval as he assesses the scenario after his inauguration on Monday.
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In the meantime, Alix Earle leaned into humor, posting an Instagram Story of herself lounging in mattress with a glass of wine, writing, “Thank god for this wine proper now. I want this was a joke, however I sat right here and laughed as a result of I’m simply sitting and sippin.”
TikTok famous person Charli D’Amelio additionally took the information in stride, sharing a cheeky video to Instagram saying, “Hey reels, how we doin?” The publish, referencing Instagram’s different to TikTok.
As influencers scramble to adapt to the foremost shift, one factor is definite … their creativity and humor will hold them thriving, even because the platform that launched their careers faces an unsure future.
