‘It took the air out of me’: How TikTok creators reacted to the chaotic ban — and Trump’s sudden reprieve

Callie Goodwin, of Columbia, S.C., holds a sign in support of TikTok outside the Supreme Court, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. Goodwin, a small business owner who sells personalized greeting cards, says 80% of her sales come from people who found her on TikTok. - (AP)

James Rose was still livestreaming to her TikTok followers on Saturday night when the app suddenly shut down ahead of schedule.

"It kind of felt like I was a violin player on the deck of the Titanic," the 29-year-old actress and TikTok creator, who uses she/they pronouns, tells The Independent. "A lot of us were on live, because we were like: 'we're going down with this ship'."