Disappointment, confusion, and disbelief are the emotions of TikTok users in the US when they heard the news that the application platform would completely cease operations on January 19.
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| Giovanna Gonzalez, Chicago, protests outside the Capitol following a press conference by TikTok creators in Washington in March 2024. (Source: Reuters) |
On January 15, ByteDance announced that it would cease all operations in the United States on January 19, when the federal ban took effect.
TikTok users with large followings and careers tied to the app had been hoping for months that the platform would be spared the order. ByteDance’s announcement sparked outrage among U.S. users just days before the ban was set to take effect.
“TikTok’s ‘surrender’ makes me feel extremely sad and depressed,” said Joonsuk Shin, a research director and content creator in New York.
Some users have called for a boycott of other social networks such as Facebook, Instagram owned by Meta Platforms and Elon Musk's X, on the grounds that the apps will take away customers who used TikTok for advertising.
“We also need to delete our Facebook, X, and Instagram accounts on the same day TikTok stops working,” one user said.
The order comes amid concerns from US lawmakers that TikTok poses national security risks because China could force users to share data. The black app has denied it has ever done so and will not.
Before deciding to shut down, TikTok and its parent company sought to delay the law’s implementation, arguing that it violated the First Amendment’s anti-government clause that restricts free speech.
If the US Supreme Court does not stop the ban, people who try to open TikTok on January 19 will see a message appear, directing them to a website that says the app has stopped working.
“Why is the court playing games with us? The government is clearly avoiding the answer,” said Amber Goode, a Colorado Springs-based crime content creator, as she waited for the Supreme Court to make a final decision on her favorite app.
On January 15, the Washington Post reported that President-elect Donald Trump is considering issuing an executive order to “Save TikTok.” However, whether this order will circumvent the ban is uncertain.
This week, TikTok users began posting farewell messages and sharing information so followers could find them. Many others unexpectedly turned to other Chinese social networks, such as RedNote, to register accounts using Mandarin translation software.
A day earlier, TikTok users were still hoping for a 270-day extension from January 19. Some joked, using newly learned Chinese phrases on RedNote: “How can all American users learn Chinese in 24 hours?”
Others are racing against time to save content they once posted on TikTok.
“My daughter passed away in 2023. I have all her videos saved on my phone. I can’t lose the videos,” one user commented.
Other TikTok users thanked ByteDance for “not giving in to the bully” and for not waiting for the court’s decision. However, others criticized the app for its decision to shut down.
“It's sad because I thought we (TikTok users and the app) were getting better,” said Ishpal Sidhu, a former lawyer and full-time content creator.
Sidhu, who has nearly 400,000 TikTok followers, will lose all of those followers and her earnings on Sunday. The creator has expressed concern about whether the social network will pay her for content she posts in January 2025.
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