TikTok is the new Musical.ly (Picture: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

TikTok is the app that former Vine fans love to hate and hate to love.

Since their parent company took over Musical.ly and merged the two apps (keeping the name TikTok) it’s exploded in popularity.

At the moment, TikTok ads are everywhere, and you can barely watch a YouTube video without seeing some of its starts popping up beforehand.

Rumours abounded recently, however, that TikTok was due to close down, leaving creators worried that their videos may be all for nought.


A ‘screenshot’ of a tweet supposedly written by their verified account was circulating online.

The alleged tweet said the app would be closing ‘due to negativity going on’ on the network, and that the final day to use TikTok would be today (26 October).



It was later officially confirmed, however, that the rumours were just that, and there’s no cause for concern.

Hi. No, we're not shutting down. So… any fun weekend plans? — TikTok (@tiktok_us) October 26, 2018

One thing that was still puzzling users, however, was a cryptic message on the brand’s Twitter after all of this that was later deleted.

It read 10/26/18 8am PST, which got people wondering whether a different big announcement was coming.

Safe to say that time has passed, and all that TikTok did was post a video of a guy in a furry costume dancing.

TikTokers can rest easy – and continue making cringe videos – for another day.

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