While large corporations and government are fighting over a potential TikTok ban, it could also affect people who use the app for their livelihood.
SAN FRANCISCO — While large corporations and government are fighting over a potential TikTok ban, it's also impacting millions of ordinary people who use the app for their livelihood. Kara Harms is one of those people.'I have been creating content for nine years now, and it started with Instagram, and then when TikTok came on the scene in 2019, I immediately jumped on it,' Harms said.Harms is a full-time content creator. Her content focuses on traveling and the city of San Francisco.
'Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to potential ban the app. Lawmakers are concerned TikTok's parent company, the Chinese-owned Byte Dance, could use the app to spy on Americans, spread misinformation, or sow divisions. 'I think one of the mistakes that folks make is they think it is free,' said California State East Bay Professor of Media Studies, Dr. Nolan Higdon.
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