Local influencers react to TikTok's quick restoration following shutdown

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- "[TikTok] did alteration my life. It gave maine immoderate caller friends who person taught maine truthful much."

Fresno State pupil Marissa Cano explains however the societal media app TikTok has helped her.

"TikTok doesn't person the aforesaid consciousness similar everything else. I consciousness similar it created antithetic platforms for radical to go interconnected, similar precise overmuch assemblage came from there," Cano said.

Cano is sharing the sentiment of many, who were upset erstwhile the app was abruptly unavailable.

A connection posted connected the level Saturday night, explained a U.S. instrumentality banning the app forced it to spell offline.

But connected Sunday morning, TikTok was gradually restored for its 170 millions users.

An updated connection thanked President-elect Donald Trump for "providing the clarity and assurance to our work providers that they volition look nary penalties..."

Phillip Gamez, besides known arsenic Fresno Phil, has acquired much than 13 1000 followers connected TikTok.

Gamez makes videos highlighting antithetic things to bash successful Fresno and surrounding areas.

"They accidental hey, I've driven by that spot and I ne'er knew what it was. Then they instrumentality involvement successful that maybe," helium said.

Gamez downloaded the societal media level successful 2020 and 2 years later, helium was capable to monetize his posts.

But helium says it's each astir highlighting the spot helium grew up.

"When I station a bully video, by bully I mean it starts getting immoderate views, evidently you commencement seeing the comments," Gamez said. "And a batch of radical similar seeing, similar I said worldly that they recognize, similar seeing it successful a affirmative light."

It's inactive chartless however agelong TikTok volition beryllium available.

The President is allowed to assistance a 90-day extension, arsenic agelong arsenic the Chinese owners are showing advancement connected the merchantability of the societal media platform.

Trump has besides said helium wants the United States to person a "50% ownership presumption successful a associated venture."

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