LOS ANGELES — Model Chrissy Teigen, who is married to singer John Legend, has
urged for social media services to be suspended between the hours of 6pm and
6am to give everyone a break because life was awesome before platforms like
Facebook and Instagram.
In a post on her Instagram Stories, she said I personally
think that one day there will be the most incredible rule, my first rule would
be — I think the government or some kind of ethics committee, somebody, should
shut off social media between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.”
Leave it all up. Everyone gets to do anything they want but
only between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Shut it off. Done.
Teigen went on to add I come from the days where we had
nothing and then we saw something. Guys, life was great. Life was awesome
before this. I know it’s hard to see it now, but it’s doable. It’s very doable.
This doesn’t have to be our lives. And I say this for myself as well because,
obviously, I’m on here right now doing this! But it doesn’t have to define us
or be our whole lives.
Her post comes after TikTok was taken down in the US after
lawmakers in the country ordered the platform's Chinese owners ByteDance to
sell the firm or face a black out in America, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
However, the platform has since been given a reprieve thanks
to US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to work with the company to
find a solution after he officially takes office on Monday.
A statement from TikTok posted on X explained In agreement
with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service.
We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity
and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties
providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million
small businesses to thrive. It’s a strong stand for the First Amendment and
against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term
solution that keeps TikTok in the United States.
