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Gen Z influencers in uproar after the Biden administration’s TikTok ban left the social media platform unavailable for 12 hours are all saying one thing after their beloved app came back on Sunday was put into operation: Thank you, President Trump.
“I have to keep it serious, I’m just about to raise hell… this is so dystopian,” he said Makeup artist James Charles in an Instagram post on Saturday that received over 800,000 likes. Charles lamented that he no longer had access to an app that had become such an important force in his life.
“Now I’m for Trump, eew, make America great again I guess.”
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President-elect Trump is pictured in front of the TikTok logo. (Getty Images)
Over 170 million American users were unable to access TikTok on Saturday evening as the app displayed a message saying it was offline until further notice. The app was no longer available on Google or the App Store. The Biden administration has signed a law requiring Chinese Communist Party-linked TikTok parent company Bytedance to separate from the company in April or face closure in the United States. The Supreme Court upheld the law on Friday.
“A law has been passed in the US to ban TikTok. Unfortunately, this means you will not be able to use TikTok for the time being,” the message reads in part. The next morning, users were greeted with a new notification that the app had resumed service “due to the efforts of President Trump.”
Influencers were quick to celebrate the resumption of their favorite social media app. Users praised President-elect Trump for his help in restoring TikTok after he said he would likely give the app a 90-day extension to comply with the law.
TikTok influencers expressed their displeasure with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a federal law divesting TikTok. (Screenshot/Alex Pearlman/Emily Senn/Madilynn Cameron)
“My birthday wish has come true!!! Make TikTok great again! The worst 10 hours of my life,” posted TikTok user JFernandez81 Sunday, along with a video of the influencer lip-syncing the lyrics “You are claimed” from the 2pac song “Dear Mama.”
“Thanks! Thank you, Mr. Trump! We love you! We love you daddy,” TikTok user soyelmajedelvideooficial posted in a video that received over 2,000 likes.
Influencer Kristina Dunn praised the new president with the app’s return to the internet, saying: “He’s the reason TikTok is back,” she said while wearing a T-shirt bearing the president’s face.
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Even TikTok CEO Shou Chew thanked Trump for his efforts to keep his app online in the US.
“I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to working with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States,” Chew said in a video posted to his own TikTok channel on Friday.
