A popular Nigerian TikToker, Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, has dismissed suggestions that he will suffer financially following the ban on TikTok live streams at night in the country.
TikTok temporarily restricted access to its LIVE feature for users in Nigeria during late-night hours, issuing an in-app notice to creators as part of what it described as an ongoing safety investigation.
At exactly midnight (Nigerian time) on Sunday, the platform pushed out a system notification.
The message read, “We’re temporarily limiting LIVE late at night in Nigeria as part of our investigation to ensure our platform remains safe and our community stays protected.”
The temporary measure also blocked Nigerian users from viewing LIVE broadcasts originating from other countries during the restricted hours.
Reacting in a video posted on his Instagram page on Monday, Peller said many critics expected him to break down or “go hungry” because the live night sessions had been suspended.
According to him, such assumptions underestimate the diversity of his income sources and the strength of his brand outside TikTok.
