DISCLAIMER: This story may not be suitable for all audiences as it contains strong language and descriptions of threats made against immigrants. SOUTHPORT, Ind. (WISH) — A Southport man has been formally charged with intimidation after police say he posted several comments on TikTok threatening to kill illegal immigrants.

TikTok is letting users know that the social media app will be temporarily unavailable because of the upcoming ban taking effect on Sunday.

President Donald Trump reversal on TikTok has to led to some Republican supporters also embracing a social media app they once vilified.

TikTok was up and running again Sunday — hours after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to keep it “from going dark.”

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are surging in popularity in Florida. A report from vpnMentor found that interest in VPNs skyrocketed in Florida starting January 1, when Pornhub blocked access to its site because of the state's age verification law.

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"I'm going to be financially decimated if TikTok gets banned," said creator Anastacia Gunn. Gunn said the app changed her life when she began making videos in 2022.

Nearly 200 House Republicans and over 30 Senate Republicans voted to ban TikTok last year if it did not sell its U.S. operations.

The man posted the threats to TikTok comments ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Indiana prosecutors said.

In an executive order signed on Monday, Trump instructed the U.S. attorney general to not enforce the ban for 75 days while his administration determines “the appropriate course forward in an orderly way that protects national security while avoiding an abrupt shutdown” of TikTok.

A TikTok app is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, on Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci ...

Some iPhones with the TikTok app, which is currently unavailable in the Apple and Google app stores, are fetching big bucks on eBay in the wake of the video-sharing app's brief ban in the United States.