Chrissy Teigen says social media should be turned off amid TikTok drama
Chrissy Teigen came up with a plan to change the way we all interact with social media – including her.
In a series of videos posted on Saturday, January 18, Teigen, 39, discussed the drama surrounding the recent TikTok ban.
“Let’s talk about TikTok. Everyone is outraged. “God, he’s going to get shut down,” the social media star said via Instagram. “It’s a break for now. It will come back.”
In the next video, the model suggested that the government shut down social media every day from 6 pm to 6 am. “I come from a time when we had nothing and then we saw something,” she explained, referring to all social media programs in general.
Kylie Kelsey, like us, isn’t quite ready to give up on TikTok in light of a potential government ban. “Something has been weighing on me the last few days,” Kelce, 32, said on the Thursday, Jan. 16, episode of her podcast, “I Won’t Lie.” “Looks like my favorite app, TikTok, might (…)
“Guys, life has been great,” she continued. “Before that, life was great. I know it’s hard to see right now, but it’s possible. It is very doable. This should not be our life.’
“And I’m saying this on my own, too, because — obviously — I’m here (on social media) right now doing that,” she continued. “But it shouldn’t define us or be our whole life.”
Teigen’s videos were posted hours after TikTok “went dark” ahead of a nationwide ban set to begin on Sunday, January 19. Users in the United States who tried to open the app were met with a message that read, “Unfortunately, TikTok is not available right now. A law has been passed in the US that bans TikTok. Unfortunately, this means you can’t use TikTok for now.”
Service was restored in the US on Sunday, January 19. “In coordination 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 assurances to our service providers that they will not face penalties, providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and allowing more than 7 million small businesses to thrive,” the statement said. “This is a strong position for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that will keep TikTok in the United States.”
The program stopped working for users in the United States a few hours before midnight the following day. Many celebrities spoke out about the ban in the days leading up to and during the hours of the blackout.
Singer Kesha as a joke reminded her subscribers that her 2010 hit “Tik Tok” will always be available to them regardless of what happened to the app of the same name. In a video shared via Instagram on Saturday, the singer donned a black hoodie and covered her eyes while part of her 2010 hit song played. Above the video, she wrote: “TikTok may be temporary but TiK ToK is forever,” adding a peace sign and a black heart emoji. The song became an instant hit when it debuted, spending nine weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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