Chrissy Teigen has developed a plan to change the way we all interact with social media – including her.
In a series of videos shared on Saturday (January 18), Teigen, 39, opened up about the drama surrounding TikTok’s recent ban.
“Let’s talk about TikTok. Everyone is disappointed. “OMG it’s going to be closed,” the social media star said via Instagram. “It’s on pause for now. It will come back.
In a following video, the model suggested that the government shut down social media from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day. “I come from the time when we had nothing and we saw something,” she explained, referring to all social media apps in general.
Kylie Kelce, much like Us, isn’t quite ready to give up on TikTok in light of the possible government ban. “There’s something that’s been weighing on me a lot over the last few days,” Kelce, 32, said on the Thursday, Jan. 16, episode of his “Not Gonna Lie” podcast. “Looks like my favorite app, TikTok, could (…)
“Guys, life was good,” she continued. “Life was great before that. I know it’s hard to see now, but it’s doable. It’s very doable. This doesn’t have to be our life.
“And I say that for myself too because – obviously – I’m here (on social media) right now doing this,” she continued. “But it doesn’t have to define us or concern our whole lives.”
Teigen’s videos were posted hours after TikTok “went dark” ahead of the nationwide ban set to take effect on Sunday, January 19. Users in the United States who tried to open the app received a message saying: “Sorry, TikTok is not available right now.” A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the United States. Unfortunately, this means you cannot use TikTok at this time.”
Service was restored in the United States on Sunday January 19. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is restoring service,” TikTok explained in a statement shared via social media.
“We thank President Trump for providing necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties in providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and enabling more than 7 million small businesses to prosper,” the press release continued. “This is a strong stance in favor of the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States.
The app stopped working for users in the United States a few hours before midnight the next day. Before and during the few hours following the outage, many celebrities spoke out against the ban.
Singer Kesha jokingly reminded his subscribers that his 2010 hit single “Tik Tok” would still be available to them, no matter what happened to the app of the same name. In a video shared via Instagram on Saturday, the singer wore a black hoodie and closed her eyes while part of her 2010 hit song played. On the video, she wrote, “TikTok may be temporary, but TiK ToK is forever,” adding both a peace sign and a black heart emoji. The song was an instant hit upon debut, spending nine weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart.