TikTok’s ban may be the first event of the end of social media

The chief lawyer of the Biden organization, Elizabeth B. Prelogar, said that Congress has every right to ban, saying that the Chinese government can spy on Americans, in addition to their contacts, through TikTok. He said: “I want to solve a problem that the enemy of another country can use.” Outside the court, twelve TikTok users encouraged by supporting this program. With a deadline of January 19, the court is expected to make a decision next week – one that could have lasting effects on the future of the creative industry. If it goes into effect, it’s unclear if, or how, President-elect Trump will do so set the restriction once in the office.

“I feel like I’ve lost everything,” Dunn says when I ask him about the ban. “I don’t think people realize that’s how I keep a roof over my head. It’s like people saying your company is about to go out of business and you have no control over it.”

In addition to brand marketing, Dunn participates in the reward program for TikTok creators, which they pay the producers with at least 10,000 followers and 100,000 views per month to create basic content in minutes. Between the brand agreement and the money generated by the program, Dunn, who is 30 years old, tells me that he spent several “five months” in 2024. screaming,” he says.

TikTok Shop, the app’s ecommerce feature, changed the game for small business owners when it launched in September 2023. After going through a few early challenges – which included, of all things, clam mud-The TikTok store looked terrible; app is number of vendors over-the-top competitors like Amazon, which TikTok eventually wants to replace (or remove). Fashionable clothes and women’s clothing are often the best sellers on the platform. According to Shopifyby 2023 12 percent of TikTok Stores were in the US, and 45 percent Americans after shopping through the TikTok Shop. In 2023US daily sales exceed $7 million.

Renee McClintock, a 29-year-old mother of two, is one of the hardest working entrepreneurs on the program. You name it, he’s sold: electrolyte packs, cotton candy machines, iPhones, blue jeans, banana gummies. Last summer, a movie explaining how much money they made in one week – $4,764.63 – was spread. McClintock refused to talk to me about the matter – he only pays a contract, starting at $ 150, he wrote in an email – but he said that since July, through the support program, his maximum sales were $ 600,000.

TikTok isn’t the only platform that allows creators to make a profit, but it seems to be an exception to the rule. YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch all offer different ways for users to make money, either through ads or affiliate links. But no one has what TikTok has, said Jon Selman, vice president of marketing at BenLabs, an agency whose clients include influencers. Colin Keys, Savagemomlifeand Amaury Guichon.