Now with TikTok officially banned In the United States, millions of users – including the platform's biggest influencers – are reeling. Many YouTubers took to other social media platforms to share their reactions, mixing humor, frustration and disbelief.
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Beauty influencer James Charles dramatically took to Instagram and admitted he was already feeling the loss, saying: “I don’t know what to do! I've already opened and closed the app six times only to keep getting the same warning message.” He later confessed: “Now I'm for Trump?! Ew! God, like Make America f**king Great again, I guess. God!”
On Sunday: President-elect Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account: “SAVE TIKTOK!” The comment comes a day after Trump told NBC News that he would most likely give TikTok a shot 90 day grace period how he assesses the situation 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 bed with a glass of wine and writing, “Thank God for this wine now. I wish this was a joke, but I sat here and laughed because I just sit and sip.”
TikTok superstar Charli D'Amelio She also took the news calmly and shared a cheeky video on Instagram in which she said: “Hey Reels, how are we?” The post refers to Instagram's alternative to TikTok.
As influencers struggle to adapt to major change, one thing is certain: their creativity and humor will make them successful, even as the platform that launched their careers faces an uncertain future.