With the future of TikTok in the hands of lawmakers — Montana is set to become the first state to ban the app entirely — the hundreds of thousands of creators who use the platform daily are, by now, used to conversations about diversifying their brand just in case a nationwide ban becomes a reality.
Following TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony before the House Energy & Commerce Committee at the end of March, The Hollywood Reporter spoke to a handful of creators who have grown their businesses on the platform, making most of their living either directly through the app or because of the audience they have built there. Some were in Washington, D.C., for Chew’s testimony, advocating for the app’s unique place in the social media landscape and making the case that they use it in ways that lawmakers don’t understand.
Says Tiffany Yu, who built...
Following TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony before the House Energy & Commerce Committee at the end of March, The Hollywood Reporter spoke to a handful of creators who have grown their businesses on the platform, making most of their living either directly through the app or because of the audience they have built there. Some were in Washington, D.C., for Chew’s testimony, advocating for the app’s unique place in the social media landscape and making the case that they use it in ways that lawmakers don’t understand.
Says Tiffany Yu, who built...
- 4/20/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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