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The Inevitable Is Here: TikTok’s End and Substack’s Rise as the New Creator Haven

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Michael "Thunder" Phillips
Jan 17, 2025
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A colorful and cartoonish illustration of a former TikTok creator transitioning to Substack. The creator is depicted in a lively, animated style, surrounded by playful icons representing newsletters, podcasts, and live video broadcasts, with bright and exaggerated neon tones. The TikTok logo is shown humorously crumbling into pixels in the background, while the Substack logo glows cheerfully in the foreground. The scene is whimsical and energetic, capturing the excitement and optimism of the move to a more robust and creator-friendly platform. Cartoon-style details and vibrant, playful colors dominate the image.

TikTok is shutting down. It’s a bitter pill to swallow for creators who’ve invested countless hours crafting content, growing communities, and building personal brands on the platform. The thought of losing millions of followers, years of work, and a steady income stream overnight is chilling. The knee-jerk reaction may be to jump to another short-form …

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