INFLUENCERS are mourning the looming shutdown of TikTok as they post tearful videos saying goodbye to the beloved app.
The Supreme Court have upheld a law to ban the application if it is not sold in the United States – leaving users devastated.
The ban is set to go into effect on January 19, leaving the platform’s future in the hands of the incoming Trump administration.
One popular influencer on the app, Emily Senn, filmed herself crying after hearing the news, saying that she would “never forgive” the US government for its actions against TikTok.
Through her tears, she grumbled: “I’m never going to trust you ever again because you just, like that, took away millions of people’s income and livelihood and who does that?”
Senn had lost her job as a cruise ship singer during the pandemic and said TikTok helped support her financially as well as given her a sense of community.
The court voted unanimously to uphold the law passed by Congress and signed by the president last April that would prohibit tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Oracle from hosting TikTok on their US app stores.
“There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community,” The decision read.
“But Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary.”
Madilynn Cameron, with over 1 million followers on TikTok, asked her followers to remain “calm and hopeful” that President Biden or President-elect Donald Trump would intervene.
She said: “We are a laughing stock to other countries.
“Do you understand that? Everyone mocks us.”
TikTok/emilyesennAn influencer filmed herself crying as she grumbled about the ‘hours of time’ she put into creating content on TikTok[/caption] TikTok/chloebluffcakesBaker influencer Chloe Bluff Cakes shared a video of her in tears over the ban[/caption]Numerous other popular accounts also shared their devastation before the app goes dark.
Social media star Kelsey Pumel posted an emotional video on Friday titled “Goodbye freedom of speech,” where she bashed the government for their priorities.
She said: “I just still can’t get over the fact that the government literally cares more about an app that hasn’t proven to pose any of the threats that our country claims it does over kids literally being [killed] at school, the healthcare epidemic, not being able to afford housing, the homeless population.”
President-elect Trump hinted that he will decide the platform’s future after the congressional law was upheld.
“The Supreme Court decision was expected, and everyone must respect it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“My decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!”
Podcaster and influencer Alex Pearlman shared the same views as Pumel while shouting about the decision on an angry TikTok video.
He said: “Y’all can’t agree that kids shouldn’t be shot in school. Y’all can’t agree that women should have healthcare.
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