Influencers in meltdown as TikTok app 'goes dark' for 170m Americans... but Trump lifeline expected within hours

TikTok influencers across the US have filmed themselves breaking down in hysteria as the Supreme Court-backed ban took effect, with many mourning the loss of their platform and livelihood. TikTok influencers across the US have filmed themselves breaking down in hysteria as the Supreme Court-backed ban took effect early Sunday, with many mourning the loss of their platform and livelihood Viral TikTok sensation Alix Earle breaks down in tears over the possibility of the app shutting down. Danielle Pheloung, 27, joins hundreds of other creators who ditched the corporate grind to make it big on the social media app - but are now facing an uncertain future after January 19 As the ban took effect, Pheloung took to Instagram to document her evening, sharing a series of increasingly anxious posts Pheloung, 27, who left her lucrative banking career to become a full-time content creator, posted a video joking about having to call her old employer Former Goldman Sachs employee Danielle Pheloung, 27, who left her lucrative banking career to become a full-time content creator, posted a video joking about having to call her old employer. Hours before the decision was announced, makeup influencer Kylie Park also shared a clip of herself in floods of tears at the prospect of the platform being banished and slamming people for telling her to get a '9-5 job' Baker influencer Chloe Bluff Cakes shared her heartbreak in an emotional video, highlighting the platform's impact on women's financial independence 'I just still can't get over the fact that the government literally cares more about an app that hasn't proven to pose any of the threats that our country claims it does over kids literally being at school, the healthcare epidemic, not being able to afford housing, the homeless population.' Popular podcaster iJustine told her 1.8 million followers that the TikTok ban is a 'crime against humanity' The platform has become a cultural phenomenon and career launcher for countless content creators.