Indiana social media influencers concerned about future of TikTok [Video]

But the temporary outage leaves central Indiana social media influencers concerned about the future of TikTok, and if their followers will flee to other social media platforms.

Kayla Sullivan posted a video for fun three years ago on TikTok holding a toy microphone and talking like a TV news reporter doing a live report about her son’s temper tantrum at a restaurant. She had no idea that video would launch a new career for the former reporter. 

Sullivan found a following sharing the challenges of raising her son, using TV news jargon and various props related to the post as a microphone. She has attracted 1.2 million followers on TikTok and paid partnerships with advertisers for her social media posts that have brought her income well beyond what she made as a …