TikTok stars including Josh Richards, said they plan to leave TikTok for L.A.-based video-sharing app Triller.
When Josh Richards first began posting lip-syncing videos as a high school freshman four years ago, he never imagined he would one day become a huge TikTok star. Since then, Richards, 18, has amassed more than 20 million followers on the popular video streaming app.
But now Richards has decided to leave the platform that made him a star, citing growing concerns about TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance and how it manages user data. The Studio City influencer, along with other TikTok creators, announced Tuesday they are moving to a rival app, L.A.-based Triller, and will encourage their millions of fans“After seeing the U.S. and other countries’ governments’ concerns over TikTok — and given my responsibility to protect and lead my followers and other influencers — I followed my instincts as an entrepreneur and made it my mission to find a solution,” Richards said.
The move is significant because it is one of the first organized U.S. efforts among prominent TikTok influencers to get people off the platform. Combined, the four TikTok influencers have an audience of nearly 47 million followers. The announcement comes at a delicate time for TikTok, which is facing growing scrutiny from the U.S. government and how it manages customer data. Some Trump administration officials said they are considering banning the app amid a growing U.S.-China trade war. Some analysts believe such heated rhetoric suggests that TikTok has become a pawn in a political game between the countries., especially during the COVID-19 pandemic as people look for ways to entertain themselves at home.
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