Gen Z influencers credit President Trump for saving TikTok.
Gen Z influencers said after the Biden administration’s ban on TikTok caused the social media platform to go dark for 12 hours, they all have one thing to say if their favorite app resumes its service on Sunday. Thank you, President Trump.
“To be honest, I’m experiencing the f—k out right now… This is so dystopian,” he said. Makeup artist James Charles Saturday in an Instagram post that has received more than 800,000 likes. Charles laments that he no longer has access to the app that has been such a force in his life.
“Now I’ll say it to Trump, make America great again, I guess.”
The Supreme Court approved the ban on TikTok
President-elect Trump appears in front of the Tik Tok logo. (Getty Images)
More than 170 million US users were unable to access TikTok on Saturday night, when the app displayed a message saying it would be offline until further notice. The app is no longer available on Google or the App Store. The Biden administration has signed an order requiring TikTok’s parent corporation, ByteDance, which has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, to exit the company or be shut down in the United States. The Supreme Court upheld the law on Friday.
“A law banning TikTok has been passed in the US. Coincidentally, this means you can’t use TikTok for now,” the message read in part. The next morning, users received a new notification that the app had launched the service “at the behest of President Trump.”
Influencers were quick to celebrate the relaunch of their favorite social media app, after users praised President-elect Trump for helping to restore TikTok and said he would give the app a 90-day extension to comply with the law.
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Tik Tok influencers expressed their displeasure following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a federal law on Tik Tok’s disbandment. (Screenshot/Alex Perlman/Emily Sean/Madeline Cameron)
“My birthday wish came true!!! Make tiktok great again! Worst 10 hours of my life” posted TikTok user JFernandez81 Sunday, along with the influencer’s lip-syncing video, the lyrics to “Thank You” from 2Pac’s song Dear Mama.
“Thank you! Thank you Mr. Trump! We love you papi,” TikTok user soyelmajedelvideooficial posted in a video. They received over 2,000 likes.
Influencer Christina Dunn He thanked the incoming president “He’s the reason TikTok is back,” she said, wearing a shirt with the president’s face on it, bringing the app back to the web.
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Even TikTok CEO Shu Chew praised Trump for his efforts to keep the app online in the United States.
“I want to thank you for your commitment to working with us to find a solution that will keep TikTok in the United States,” Chew said in a video posted on the TikTok channel on Friday.