They “turn off” TikTok in the US and celebrities react: “And how do I say goodbye?”

Some celebrities reacted with surprise, anguish and even despair since, like million TikTok users in the United Statesthey can no longer post content or watch videos on the social network after the entry into force of a federal ban on the popular app.

TikTok was removed from major stores of apps this Saturday night, January 18, including those run by Apple and Google, while its website informed users that the short video platform was no longer available. The service outage started a few hours ago before the law came into force.

“I’m sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable. A law has been passed banning TikTok in the United States,” said the message that many celebrities and users encountered upon logging in, “unfortunately, this means that you can’t use TikTok right now“.

Celebrities react to TikTok blackout in the US

Many celebrities have taken to Instagram to react to TikTok’s shutdown.

Ninel Conte was one of them showing a screenshot of her TikTok profile with the message that she will no longer be able to use it for now.

“OMG! (Oh my God)”, he wrote when he realized the shutdown had gone into effect.

The actor Sebastian Ligardremembered from soap operas such as Quinceañera (which you can watch here on ViX), He looked despondent in the message he posted because he couldn’t say goodbye to his fans on TikTok.

“AND How do I say goodbye to over 500,000 followers? and “post” that got 8,000,000 views? I hope it’s a “see you soon”. Thank you for so much love and support,” the artist wrote at midnight on January 18.

In the middle of it scandal involving his parents, Daddy Yankee and Mireddys González, Jessaelys AyalaThe only daughter of the couple also reacted with surprise to the closure of the popular social network.

” But how “not available” (‘not available’); It’s not even 12 (at night)?” she wrote in disbelief when she showed that she could no longer access her profile which is famous for its beauty advice content.

” I’m in an existential crisis. No TikTok,” she later admitted in another Instagram story.

Tino, one of Ricky Martin’s twin sons and that a few days ago he had already said goodbye to his followers with an emotional message, he also used Instagram to show his surprise at the “blackout” of the social network in which he became known.

“Demons. we will miss you“, the 16-year-old admitted, trying to get into the application.

Carolina Sandoval “La Venenosa” First, she was incredulous with what several users of the platform already reported on other social networks about the platform of Chinese origin.

“Could TikTok Be Real?”the presenter questioned herself in the first message she uploaded on Instagram.

But then it was Venezuela itself that realized that they had effectively “deactivated” the social network.

“Well my loves… I should have taken more pictureshe said, referring to Bad Bunny’s new hit song.

“PS: people, let’s wait a few hours, you’ll see … we won’t say anything,” he warned his fans about the possibility that TikTok will be back in business with the entry of the new presidential administration of Donald. Trump, who will take office this Monday, December 20. January.

Lele Ponswith 8.7 million followers on this social network, he also said goodbye to them and in one of the many messages he posted on Instagram he said: “We’ll Miss You”.

What TikTok is saying about its shutdown

In the message posted by TikTok to its users, it announced the following: “We are lucky that President Trump has said he will work with us about a solution to reestablish TikTok once he takes office.”

The company told its users to be careful. Prior to this announcement, the company had said in another message that its service would be “temporarily unavailable” and informed them that she is working to restore her service to the country “as soon as possible”. But it is not clear how long the platform will remain disabled.

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday, January 17, that the national security risk posed by TikTok’s ties to China outweighed concerns about limiting the freedom of expression of the app or its users. 170 million users in the United States.