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‘Fire up LinkedIn’ – Livvy Dunne reacts with TikTok ban impacting $9.5m fortune
Livvy Dunne cracked a joke at her own expense as a TikTok ban that could impact her $9.5million fortune came into effect. The app stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned service was due to take effect. Dunne, an LSU gymnast who found fame on social media, has responded to TikTok shutting downGetty TikTok is no longer available on Apple’s iOS App Store or Google’s Play Store, after Congress passed a law in April mandating that parent company ByteDance either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or face a total shutdown. It chose the latter. Many social media influences are mourning the end of TikTok as they know it, with users trying to access the app met with a message that they were hoping they would never see. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok now,” the pop-up read. “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!” Dunne, who boasts eight million followers on the app, responded to the news by making light of the ban. “Time to get the LinkedIn ready,” she joked, poking fun at herself. The screenshot she shared was also captioned with the words ‘I’m sad’ and posted alongside Wiz Khalifa’s song See You Again. Dunne, who has amassed a worth of $9.5m in recent years thanks to her massive social media following and NIL deals, could be seriously impacted by the ban. As of August 2024, it was estimated that the LSU gymnastics star could make between $12,802 and $19,203 for a single TikTok post, according to Parade. Dunne cracked a joke as TikTok went dark in the USGetty Dunne shared a screenshot of her banned TikTok account and joked about joining LinkedInInstagram: @livvydunne That number would likely have increased if her followers went up, too. Dunne first joined TikTok in 2020 to showcase her gymnastics, before seeing her popularity explode as an influencer with more than 10 million followers across a number of social media platforms. It is not clear if or when the app, which was used by 170 million Americans, will return. President-elect Donald Trump has said he would ‘most likely’ give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban after he takes office on Monday, a promise that TikTok cited in the notice posted to users on the platform. Even if temporary, the unprecedented shutdown is set to have a wide-ranging impact on not only the Americans who depend on social media for income, but also on wider society. Coco Gauff, who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday, mourned to the news after her win against Belinda Bencic. Gauff has also mourned the TikTok bangetty View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw She drew a broken heart on one of the TV camera lenses courtside, writing: “RIP TikTok.” “Hopefully it comes back. It’s really sad… I love TikTok. It’s like an escape. I honestly do that before matches,” Gauff also told reporters.
Livvy Dunne cracked a joke at her own expense as a TikTok ban that could impact her $9.5million fortune came into effect.
The app stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned service was due to take effect.
TikTok is no longer available on Apple’s iOS App Store or Google’s Play Store, after Congress passed a law in April mandating that parent company ByteDance either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or face a total shutdown.
It chose the latter.
Many social media influences are mourning the end of TikTok as they know it, with users trying to access the app met with a message that they were hoping they would never see.
“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok now,” the pop-up read.
“We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!”
Dunne, who boasts eight million followers on the app, responded to the news by making light of the ban.
“Time to get the LinkedIn ready,” she joked, poking fun at herself.
The screenshot she shared was also captioned with the words ‘I’m sad’ and posted alongside Wiz Khalifa’s song See You Again.
Dunne, who has amassed a worth of $9.5m in recent years thanks to her massive social media following and NIL deals, could be seriously impacted by the ban.
As of August 2024, it was estimated that the LSU gymnastics star could make between $12,802 and $19,203 for a single TikTok post, according to Parade.
That number would likely have increased if her followers went up, too.
Dunne first joined TikTok in 2020 to showcase her gymnastics, before seeing her popularity explode as an influencer with more than 10 million followers across a number of social media platforms.
It is not clear if or when the app, which was used by 170 million Americans, will return.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he would ‘most likely’ give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban after he takes office on Monday, a promise that TikTok cited in the notice posted to users on the platform.
Even if temporary, the unprecedented shutdown is set to have a wide-ranging impact on not only the Americans who depend on social media for income, but also on wider society.
Coco Gauff, who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday, mourned to the news after her win against Belinda Bencic.
She drew a broken heart on one of the TV camera lenses courtside, writing: “RIP TikTok.”
“Hopefully it comes back. It’s really sad… I love TikTok. It’s like an escape. I honestly do that before matches,” Gauff also told reporters.
