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TikTok is facing a possible ban in the coming days, but that didn’t stop a famous new user from joining the app this week: Bob Dylan.
A verified account of the legendary singer-songwriter, Nobel laureate and current subject of a Hollywood biopic appeared on the app this week with a 50-second video featuring part of “Like a Rolling Stone”, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”. ” and “Hurricane”.
Fans were delighted, but surprised to see Dylan appear on the app’s last day, as a law requires TikTok’s owner, the Chinese company ByteDance, to sell the app on Sunday or face a ban. “You have 30 seconds of royalty,” said one commenter, receiving more than 9,000 likes. Another said: “bob tiktok knocking on heaven’s door.”
Dylan, apparently in on the joke, released a second video on Thursday. This time he released a six-second black-and-white video of himself at a 1960s press conference saying, “Good God, I’ve got to leave right away. “
Dylan currently has some time in Hollywood for a part in “‘A Complete Unknown”, the biography of Timothée Chalamet. He is known to be active on social media. He joined X, then called Twitter, in 2009, and occasionally shares his thoughts, feelings on news, or informative material. There is also Dylan’s official Instagram account, where he posts videos from his long career and other memorabilia.
His arrival on TikTok at the 11th hour caused some fans to cheer, with at least one commenter calling for him to save the app.
TikTok appeared before the Supreme Court last week challenging the sell-or-ban law, which President Biden signed in April amid concerns that the Chinese government could manipulate its content to gain access. the user data. There are over 170 million users in the United States. But President-elect Donald J. Trump is reportedly considering an executive order that could allow the app to continue operating.
Although the application will be officially banned on Sunday, it is unlikely that it will disappear immediately, giving Dylan fans more time to enjoy his content, as long as he continues to post.
