Chrissy Teigen Proposes Social Media Curfew As TikTok Shutdown Sparks Backlash

Chrissy Teigen has a very important PSA.

The ‘Cravings’ cookbook author shared his proposal for a widespread curfew on social media as TikTok made headlines this weekend with a dramatic shutdown that lasted just 12 hours .

“Personally, I think one day there will be the most incredible rule, my first rule would be: I think the government or some kind of ethics committee, someone, should shut down social media between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.,” Teigen said via her Instagram Story Saturday night.

“Let it all go. Everyone can do whatever they want, but only between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Stop him. Do.”

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 39, who explained her position while speaking to the camera in bed, then opened up about life before social media.

“I come from the time when we had nothing and we saw something. Guys, life was good. Life was great before that,” she continued.

“I know it’s hard to see now, but it’s doable. It’s totally doable,” Teigen argued. “It doesn’t have to be our life. And I say it for myself too because, obviously, I’m here right now doing this! But it doesn’t have to define us or concern our whole life.

Teigen’s comments come as celebrities including Kourtney Kardashian, Lizzo and Heidi Montag mourned TikTok before the platform briefly went dark on Saturday night.

Amid the shutdown, more than 170 million Americans were barred from using the Chinese app — whose parent company, ByteDance, was previously given until Jan. 19 to sell its U.S. operations.

Users received a message that read in part: “Sorry, TikTok is not available at the moment. We regret that a US law banning TikTok takes effect on January 19 and requires us to make our services temporarily unavailable.

However, the application was operational again on Sunday morning.

TikTok congratulated President-elect Donald Trump – who will be inaugurated on Monday – by confirming it was restoring service to US users.

“We thank President Trump for providing necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties in providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and enabling more than 7 million small businesses to thrive,” TikTok Policy wrote in a statement released via X.

“This is a strong stance in favor of 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.

Following the sudden turn of events, political expert Joel Thayer, a Washington-based technology lawyer, suggested the shutdown was likely a “PR stunt.”

“TikTok’s early shutdown is due to either company incompetence or a deliberate publicity stunt to encourage a manufactured sense of panic,” Thayer told the Post on Sunday.

“Since it’s embossed, I guess it’s the latter.”