TikTok users are mobilizing to block the Facebook account on the app after rumors circulated that Meta purchased the company. Some TikTokers claimed that doing so reset their For You Page after the feed allegedly changed when the platform came back online in the U.S. following a brief shutdown period.

Claims that TikTok had been sold circulated after the app went dark in response to a U.S. federal ban, then returned a short time later.

Meta's attempt to lure creators to its platforms comes as questions remain over the future of its main rival in the US.

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Meta hasn't mentioned TikTok by name, but its new "Breakthrough bonus programme" is trying to appeal to creators using its competitors' platforms.

TikTok faced a 14-hour blackout in the US on January 19, during which users were unable to access the app. When TikTok resurfaced, users noticed the presence of Facebook’s profile on the platform. Many want to block this profile to stop it from appearing on their feeds.

Meta-owned Instagram has been wooing creators from TikTok as the China-based video-snippet sharing app's future remains uncertain in the United States.

“We’re pleased to be back creating content on TikTok, continuing to learn more about that audience and sharing all that’s good in our communities,” said Ken Kosky, executive director of tourism at the county’s tourism group Festival Country Indiana with its page @festcountryin. “So we feel it’s a win to have that outlet back in operation.”

Trump’s decision to save TikTok shifted from his original desire to ban the app during his first term as president. TikTok thanked Trump in a pop-up message after the app was restored, saying “Thanks for your patience and support. As a result of President Trump’s efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.!”