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Chrissy Teigen has come up with a plan to change how we all interact with social media — including himself.
In a series of videos shared on Saturday, January 18, Teigen, 39, discussed the drama surrounding a recent ban on TikTok.
“Let’s talk TikTok. Everyone is tired. ‘OMG, it’s going to be shut down,'” the social media star said via Instagram. “He’s on hiatus for now. It’s going to come back.”
In the following video, the model He suggested that the government should close social media between 6 pm and 6 am every day. “I come from the days when we had nothing and then we saw something,” he explained, referring to all social media apps in general.
Kylie Kelce, just 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 heavily on me for the past few days,” Kelce, 32, said on the Thursday, Jan. 16, episode of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast. “Looks like my favorite app, TikTok, might (…)
“Guys, life was great,” he continued. “Life was amazing before this. I know it’s hard to see now, but it’s doable. It is very practical. This doesn’t have to be in our lives.”
“And I say this for myself too because – obviously – I’m on here (social media) right now doing this,” he continued. “But it doesn’t have to define us or be in our whole lives.”
Teigen’s videos were posted hours after TikTok “went dark” ahead of the nationwide ban that is set to begin on Sunday, January 19. Users in the US who tried to open the app were met with a message that read, “It sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now. “
Service was restored in the United States on Sunday, January 19. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok explained in a statement shared via social media.
“We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and certainty to our service providers that they will not face any penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive, ” the statement continued. “It’s a strong stand for 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 US a few hours before midnight the following day. Before and in the few hours during the collapse, a number of celebrities spoke about the ban.
Singer Kesha jokes remind her followers whose 2010 hit single “Tik Tok” would always 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 donned a black hoodie and closed her eyes while part of her 2010 hit played. Over the video, he wrote, “TikTok may be temporary, but TiK ToK is forever,” adding a peace sign and a black heart emoji. The song was a hit when it debuted, spending nine weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
