As a potential TikTok shutdown in the U.S. approaches, creators are grappling with the possibility of losing a platform that serves as news, entertainment, and income for many. While a legal challenge may prevent the ban, creators are saying their goodbyes and planning for the app's demise.
As a TikTok shutdown looms, many creators are preparing for life without the popular social media app that serves as news, entertainment and for some: income.TikTok will be banned in the U.S. this month unless its owner, ByteDance, is sold to a company outside of China.
But creators on the app are saying their goodbyes and planning for the app as they know it to go away in a matter of weeks.Cora Lakey quit her six-figure job in talent acquisition and project management in October — because she was able to make a living on TikTok. The app gathers a lot of personal information from users, and lawmakers say they are concerned about the Chinese government spying on American users, or"It's not about China. It's about the fact that they can't control mass communication anymore, which has also been obvious since the war in Gaza started," Aleksic said in a TikTok"The gatekeepers hate this, but they know they can't stop us from using all of social media," he said.
Tyndall used to make around $160 thousand annually at his tech job, however he now makes more as a content creator. He says he'll be alright without the additional income from TikTok — but it's the loss of community he's more worried about. He's been on TikTok longer than any other social media platform, and doesn't want to lose the following he's built up.
"It's a little sad to go through and relive all my videos and download them and, you know, plan to post them on another platform," she added.
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