"I definitely would be very disappointed,” says TikTok content creator Audrey Peters while reflecting on the possibility of President Trump banning the popular social media app. “I worked so hard to build a platform, that would be totally stripped and taken away from me and I sincerely hope it does not go away.”

Peters found the popular social media app while working from home as a digital media sales assistant.

What You Need To Know

  • Last week, President Trump issued an executive order that could ban the social media app TikTok, if it doesn't sell its US operations by September 15.

  • Content creators are now planning their next steps and how to transition to different platforms

  • Manhattan resident Audrey Peters has made uplifting videos on the app that New Yorkers say helped them get through quarantine

  • She says her brutal honesty and sense of humor has helped her gain a loyal following on the platform

She started posting videos, mostly musings about life in the city, and built a profile that has garnered nearly 200,000 followers. Now, her videos cover everything from her favorite date spots to her take on various neighborhoods.

Peters likes to say it how it is, and never holds back. That's why she resonates with people, according to Peters.

"I'm not afraid to say what I think. I'm brutally honest and I think people like my brutal honesty,” she told NY1.

During the pandemic, she says followers have reached out, admiring her sense of humor during such a dark time.

“Your TikToks got me through quarantine,” one such comment reads, she told NY1.

According to Peters, another follower said her videos even helped get them through a brain surgery.

"I've really grown with my followers. I've really connected with them," Peters said.

She says TikTok built her confidence and believes the app has risen in popularity, in part, because of its unpolished approach.

"People are more open to hear new things on TikTok. They just have such interesting angles on life in addition to a better sense of humor than I've seen on any other app,” Peters said. “From all my loyal followers I get the same response, which is always positivity.”

Peters says she is already developing ideas for a podcast or YouTube channel if TikTok is indeed banned permanently and, in the meantime, she is creating new content for as long as she can.

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