Chrissy Teigen has come up with a plan to change how we all interact with social media — herself included.
In a series of videos shared on Saturday, January 18, Teigen, 39, discussed the drama surrounding the recent TikTok ban.
“Let’s talk TikTok. Everyone is bummed. ‘OMG, it’s going to be shut down,’” the social media star said via Instagram. “It’s on a hiatus for now. It’s going to come back.”
In a following video, the model suggested that the government shut off social media from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day. “I come from the days where we had nothing and then we saw something,” she explained, referring to all social media apps in general.
“Guys, life was great,” she continued. “Life was awesome before this. I know it’s hard to see it now, but it’s doable. It’s very doable. This doesn’t have to be our lives.”
“And I say this for myself as well because — obviously — I’m on here [social media] right now doing this,” she continued. “But it doesn’t have to define us or be our whole lives.”
Teigen’s videos were posted hours after TikTok “went dark” ahead of the nationwide ban set to begin Sunday, January 19. Users in the United States who attempted to open the app were met with a message that read, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. 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 U.S. 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 assurance to our service providers that they will face no 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 United States a few hours before midnight on the following day. Prior to and in the few hours during the black out, numerous celebrities spoke out about the ban.
Singer Kesha jokingly reminded her followers that her hit 2010 single “Tik Tok” would always be available for them no matter what happened to the app by the same name. In a video shared via Instagram on Saturday, the singer wore a black hoodie and closed her eyes while part of her 2010 hit song played. Over the video, she wrote, “TikTok may be temporary, but TiK ToK is forever,” adding both a peace sign and black heart emoji. The song was an instant hit when it debuted, spending nine weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
