TikTok faces a potential ban in the coming days, but that hasn’t stopped a notable new user from joining the app this week: Bob Dylan.
An authenticated account of the legendary singer, songwriter, Nobel laureate and current subject of a Hollywood biopic. Appeared on the app this week. with the 50 second video A montage containing excerpts from “Like a Rolling Stone”, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and “Hurricane”.
Fans cheered, but Dylan was surprised to see what could be the app’s final days, given that a law gives TikTok’s owner, Chinese company ByteDance, until Sunday to sell the app or face a ban. . “You have a 30 second king,” said one commenter, receiving more than 9,000 likes. Another said: “Bob Tiktok is knocking on heaven’s door.”
Dylan, who appears to be getting in on the fun, posted a second video on Thursday. This time he posted. A six-second black-and-white clip himself appeared at a news conference in the 1960s and said, “Good God, I must go at once.”
Dylan is currently A moment in Hollywood Thanks in part to “a complete unknown.” A biopic starring Timothee Chalamet. He is known for making a splash on social media. He joined X, Then in 2009 it was called Twitter.and sometimes shares random thoughts, reactions to news, or promotional material. There is also one The official Dylan Instagram accountOn which he posts clips from his extended career and other memorabilia.
His potential 11th-hour arrival on TikTok has sparked jubilation among some fans, with at least one commenter calling for him to save the app.
TikTok Appeared in the Supreme Court. The sale or embargo law was challenged last week, which was Signed by President Biden in April. Due to concerns that the Chinese government could manipulate its content to gain access to user data. There are over 170 million users in the United States. But the president-elect is Donald J. Trump. Asked to consider an executive order which may allow the app to continue working.
Even if the app is officially banned by Sunday, It is unlikely to disappear immediatelyTo give Dylan’s fans more time to enjoy his content, may he continue to post.