So are we banning TikTok or what? Also: Can an influencer really tank an $800M company?
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NBC News—TikTok creators react to Biden signing ban-or-sell law: ‘We don’t want a TikTok ban’. TikTok creators weren’t surprised to hear that President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban, but they’re close to unanimous in their belief that the federal government is wrong to push the legislation forward. For almost four years, since July 2020, a potential TikTok ban has been under consideration by members of the federal government. A bipartisan bill to ban TikTok in the U.S. was first proposed in December 2022, and the version that was just signed into law has...
The Independent—TikTok influencer reacts to potential ban: ‘It might be great. It might be awful.’. As President Biden signs the TikTok ban bill into law, giving the app’s China-based parent company nine months to sell, fashion influencer Bridget Brown tells Kaleigh Werner about the uncertainty she feels around the future of her career
The Guardian—Congress passed a TikTok bill. Will the US really ban the app?. A bill passed by Congress and signed by Biden requires owner ByteDance to sell or face a US ban – it’s its biggest threat yetSenate passes bill banning TikTok if parent company does not sell itThe House of Representatives passed a bill that would require TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. The Senate passed it less than a week later. Joe Biden signed it a day after the Senate voted yes.TikTok is facing its biggest existential threat...