‘A roller coaster ride’: North Texas creator community faces uncertain future after TikTok restored following brief shutdown [Video]

NORTHLAKE, Texas — TikTok resumed service in the United States on Sunday following a 14-hour shutdown, leaving millions of content creators uncertain about their financial futures. 

The social media platform took itself offline in the United States, despite the Biden administration stepping back from enforcing the ban, deferring the decision to the incoming Trump administration.

“It’s really a roller coaster ride. I don’t know how I should feel. I don’t know if I should feel happy,” said Matt Krath, a full-time content creator from Northlake who has built a following of 2.3 million on the platform.

Krath, who transitioned to creating content full-time in 2020. “I decided to make it my full-time job because it started to make me more money than my actual job did,” he told WFAA.

Now, the platform responsible for his livelihood faces an uncertain future.

The shutdown follows legislation passed last year requiring TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or face a U.S. ban. While the service …