Ahead of ban starting Sunday, US TikTok users switch to other platforms, fans follow

New York: American TikTok users reacted with a collective shrug Friday to the US move to ban new downloads of the video-sharing app—but many are already planning an exit to other platforms should the clampdown lead to an outright ban.

“Oh my God! Ok! It’s happening! Everybody stay calm!” TikToker Nick Foster told his 577,000 followers, dubbing a video of himself with audio of actor Steve Carell’s character on the series “The Office” panicking during a fire alarm.

Although young users on the platform, who make up its primary base, don’t seem to have paid much attention to the government’s announcement, the older ones have reacted.