So, last weekend, TikTok was unavailable to users in the U.S. for roughly 12 hours after being temporarily banned, and Americans went absolutely wild.

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The ban didn't last long, but during those few hours, non-American TikTok users had a lot to say about our absence. Here are some of the funniest reactions:
1. "I never knew how loud they could be"

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2. "Is the crowd... banned?"

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3. "At last, we can discuss our height in centimeters"

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4. "It's like witnessing an entire colony's extinction"

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5. "IT'S LIKE THE NOISY KIDS ARE ALL MISSING FROM SCHOOL TODAY"

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6. "The atmosphere... feels different..."

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7. "It's like Thanos just snapped his fingers"

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8. "Isn't it funny how everyone in the comments seems to be a geography expert?"

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9. "Going to Rednote to catch them feels like a child of divorce visiting their dad on weekends"

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10. "Is it time we switch to Celsius and kilometers now?"

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11. "But what is a court without its jester?"

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12. "It's as if they taught us their language and then vanished"

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13. "It truly feels like the backrooms"

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14. "It's as if all the guests have left and now you can finally relax"

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15. "I’m 175cm tall, weigh 71kg, and it’s about 20°C outside"

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16. "It feels like we’re talking behind their backs..."

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17. And finally, "it feels like we’ve just survived an apocalypse"

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