Charley Hull reacts to TikTok ban: “Ban all social media”

Charley Hull recently reacted to the news of TikTok getting banned across the United States of America. She shared her thoughts through a story on her Instagram profile where currently, she has around 712K followers.

In the story, Hull could be seen sharing a selfie of herself sitting in the car. She was sporting her sponsor Malbon Golf's black winterwear. Even after being a social media influencer, she admitted that not only TikTok, but all social media applications should be banned. While expressing her opinion on her Instagram story, Charley Hull wrote in the caption:

"Tick tock is being banned to be honest I think we should all be going bk to old school ban all social media. Go bk to a Nokia phone and live life in the moment. Grantee the whole world would be a happier healthier place."

Charley Hull's Instagram Story/ Source: @charley.hull on IG

TikTok, the popular social media app, already went dark in the U.S. in the later part of Saturday. The Chinese-owned application was banned under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This law hinders US companies from serving content to the Chinese platform unless they sell themselves to a buyer from US or its allies. ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, reportedly refused to find a buyer.

Charley Hull never had an official TikTok account. The 28-year-old professional golfer and influencer mainly posts golf-related content on her Instagram. Besides that, she has 92.4K followers on her official X account.

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How did Charley Hull perform in 2024?

The TaylorMade Golf-sponsored athlete had an amazing season last year, where she finished 31st in the Race To The CME Globe Standings. Hull ended a two-year-long professional career title drought with her win at the Aramco Team Series final individual title.

Charley Hull tied for 27th place with an overall score of 81-71-69-68 in the Women's Olympics Golf Competition. On the 2024 LPGA Tour, Hull made it to the top 10 list five times with 15 cuts made. Apart from her brand endorsements and sponsorships, the 28-year-old made $1.1 million from playing in tournaments.

Here's a brief look at how Charley Hull performed on the 2024 LPGA Tour:

• Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, T7, 74-66-70-71, 281 (-7)
• Honda LPGA Thailand, T54, 75-69-69-71, 284 (-4)
• FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, T10, 70-69-68-72, 279 (-5)
• Ford Championship, Withdrawn
• The Chevron Championship, T23, 74-71-70-72, 287 (-1)
• JM Eagle LA Championship, T13, 71-70-71-70, 282 (-2)
• Mizuho Americas Open, T34, 70-70-75-69, 284 (-4)
• U.S. Women's Open, T19, 75-72-72-67, 286 (+6)
• KPMG Women's PGA Championship, T16, 70-73-72-74, 289 (+1)
• The Amundi Evian Championship, Missed the cut
• ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open, T5, 70-68-69-73, 280 (-8)
• AIG Women's Open, T20, 67-72-75-75, 289 (+1)
• Kroger Queen City Championship, T19, 70-70-68-70, 278 (-10)
• Maybank Championship, T12, 72-70-69-65, 276 (-12)
• The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at the Pelican: T2, 64-66-68-71, 269 (-11)
• CME Group Tour Championship, T16, 73-66-66-72, 277 (-11)

Currently, Charley Hull is spending her off-season days practicing her swing at golf courses. She is expected to tee off her 2025 LPGA Tour at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. The tournament is scheduled to start on January 30, 2025, at the Lake Nona Golf Course.