Chrissy Teigen Says Social Media Should Have a Curfew Following TikTok Ban Drama: 'Life Was Great Before'

Mar. 15, 2025

Chrissy Teigen.Photo:Chrissy Teigen/Instagram

Chrissy Teigen/Instagram

Chrissy Teigenhas a plan to save the world from social media!

In a series of videos posted on herInstagram Storieson Saturday, Jan. 19, the model and cookbook author, 39, shared an idea for limiting social media use in our daily lives.

“I personally think that one day there will be the most incredible rule,” she began in the video, which was filmed from her bed.

”I think the government, or some kind of ethics committee — somebody — should shut off social media between 6 p.m and 6 a.m. Leave it all up. Everyone gets to do anything they want, but only between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Shut it off. Done,” she continued.

“Guys, life was great. Life was awesome before this,” she said. ”I know it’s hard to see it now. But it’s doable. It’s very doable. This doesn’t have to be our lives. And I say this for myself as well because — obviously — I’m on here [social media] right now doing this. But it doesn’t have to define us or be our whole lives,” she concluded.

Chrissy Teigen.Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock

Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock

“Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” the message read.

Service on the platform waslater restoredon Sunday, Jan. 19.

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Under the terms ofthe new law, TikTok must be sold to an American-owned company or a non-”foreign adversary,” or else it will be banned from continued use within the U.S.

Person using TikTok (stock image).NurPhoto via Getty Stock Photos

NurPhoto via Getty Stock Photos

President-electDonald Trump— who will be inaugurated into his second term on Monday, Jan. 20 — has said he will likely consider a 60- to 90-day extension for the app until he can potentially facilitate a sale to a domestic company, according toThe Washington Post.

“The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it’s appropriate. You know, it’s appropriate. We have to look at it carefully. It’s a very big situation,” Trump, 78, said while calling intoMeet the Presson Jan. 18.

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A potential TikTok ban aside, this isn’t the first time widespread social media use has been called into question in recent months.

In June 2024, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy officially stated that social media may be a contributing factor to mental health issues among young people in an opinion piece published inThe New York Times.He also called for warning labels to be placed on social media, much like with alcohol and cigarettes.

“It is time to require asurgeon general’s warning labelon social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents,” he wrote.

“A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe,” he added.

source: people.com