Vine stars share tips on how to survive TikTok ban

Few platforms have burned brighter — and disappeared faster — than Vine. From 2012 to 2017, the six-second video app became a cultural phenomenon, launching the careers of stars such as Shawn Mendes, Liza Koshy, King Bach, and Jake and Logan Paul.

It became a “skeleton framework” for TikTok, and its biggest creators toured the country, hosted meet-and-greets and felt unstoppable — until Vine’s collapse in 2017. A failure to monetize and its sale to Twitter left the platform in ruins and creators scrambling to adapt.

Now TikTok creators face a chilling déjà vu. With the app under threat of being banned in the United States, anxieties are mounting. For many, TikTok isn’t just a platform — it’s a livelihood and a community.

Vine’s biggest stars like Ricky Montgomery, Sarah Schauer and Twaimz told The Washington Post how to migrate your audience and followers to other social apps as TikTok is set to be banned in the U.S. Read more: https://wapo.st/40qwW9d. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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News post in at: January 19, 2025, 6:00 am.

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