Like others, I posted a goodbye video on TikTok Saturday. About an hour later I got the message saying that the service was no longer available for American users, but that they were in talks with TFG about re-establishing contact and thanking him profusely for the opportunity.

Yesterday morning the app was live again. It’s still not back in the Apps or Google Play stores, but current users still have access to the app and their videos. But things had already changed. I saw an ad in FB suggesting that I link my TikTok account to FB, and other reported seeing Meta ads in TikTok. As of this morning people are getting community violation notices for speaking out against TFG and content is being taken down.

Just a reminder—billionaires don’t care what happens to you. And foreign billionaires really don’t care what happens to people here in the US. TikTok’s return was never in doubt, but now it’s been co-opted into the right wing media platform.

Which is not great, but billionaires are gonna billionaire. And I can still vote with my feet, so I will. You can find me on Bluesky and Youtube if you are of a mind, and I still have my newsletter and this blog.