A 20-year-old popular TikTok creator says he's using hot spots and a sprinter van equipped with Starlink to work around the app's ban on college campuses
American colleges and universities are banning TikTok on campuses, but it's only a"small hurdle" for some creators and influencers who use the quad for content and rely on the income they get from the popular app. on the platform, the 20-year-old has garnered more than 2 million followers from his content.
TikTok is his bread and butter and has helped him to pay his tuition out of pocket and avoid taking out student loans, Ondieki told Insider in a phone interview. "I was able to pay off my college, my books, my living expenses... which was really nice. It gave me a lot of peace of mind. And then from there, I was able to buy my first car my freshman year in college," he said.
However, with the wave of colleges putting restrictions on accessing TikTok — citing national security and privacy concerns, per
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