Now the online platform she relies on to support her family is poised to be banned in what entrepreneurs using TikTok condemn as an attack on their livelihoods. "It's so essential to small businesses and creators; it's my full-time job," the 23-year-old Chicago resident told AFP. "It makes me really worried that I live in a country that would pass bans like these instead of focusing on what's actually important, like gun control and healthcare and education." A new US law put TikTok's parent, Chinese tech giant ByteDance, on a nine-month deadline to divest the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United States.

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A TikTok ban could take years due to potential legal challenges, but creators worry about how they'll make a living if it goes away.

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TikTok creators fear for their livelihoods after U.S. lawmakers pass bill that could lead to ban

A new US law put ByteDance on a nine-month deadline to divest the platform or have it banned in the US. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Ayman Chaudhary turned her love for reading into a living on TikTok, posting video snippets about books like those banned in schools in ultra-conservative parts of the United States.

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TikTok Creators Fear Economic Blow of US Ban

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Wednesday that could ban TikTok – for real this time. After so many false starts and stops, some creator economy founders and their clients are rolling their eyes. They’ve been through this before. “I think two years ago, this would have been devastating,” Karat Financial co-founder and co-CEO […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Will a TikTok ban impact creator economy startups? Not really, founders say

(UPDATE) SAN FRANCISCO: Ayman Chaudhary turned her love for reading into a living on TikTok, posting video snippets about books like those banned in schools in ultra-conservative parts of the United States.Now the online platform she relies on to support her family is poised to be banned in what entrepreneurs using TikTok condemn as an attack on their livelihoods."It's so essential to small businesses and creators; it's my full-time job," the 23…

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Some founders say TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump tried banning it in 2020

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Ayman Chaudhary turned her love for reading into a living on TikTok, posting video snippets about books like those banned in schools in ultra-conservative parts of the United States.Now the online platform she relies on to support her family is poised to be banned in what entrepreneurs using TikTok condemn as an attack on their livelihoods."It's so essent…

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TikTok has gone from a novelty to a necessity for many US small businesses, according to an Oxford Economics study backed by the platform.

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