Better Left Unsaid
TikTok did experience a shutdown for U.S. users on Saturday, Jan. 18, just hours before an official ban was set to start on Sunday. In its final hours, content creators didn’t just share nostalgic drafts and emotional goodbyes but also made some confessions.
They used an audio clip from the TV show Family Guy where Peter Griffin said he “did not care for The Godfather” to reveal their well-kept secrets. Many users thought TikTok would be gone for good on Jan. 19, so they saw these final moments as their last chance to get things off their chests.
However, TikTok was only away for 14 hours and then returned to the U.S., along with all those shocking confessions. Some creators later said they were joking about what they’d confessed, while others were telling the truth, leaving their followers stunned.
Here are the influencer secrets that really shook things up: