After House lawmakers unanimously voted to push through a bill that could ban TikTok in the US, the Senate seems conflicted over the potential harm such a ban could have on American business owners who have utilized the app to grow their platform and exposure. Both President Biden and former President Trump appear adamant — and in agreement — over demands for TikTok parent company ByteDance to divest from the popular social media platform.
Viral TikTok Content Creator Nadya Okamoto — who co-founded her own female hygiene brand Period Inc. — explains the benefits the app has had on her career and for her business to Yahoo Finance’s Rachelle Akuffo, believing fellow online entrepreneurs should stand up against looming concerns of a TikTok ban.
“In conversations that I’ve had with other… creators who also have millions of followers on the app, like most of us had no idea this was coming. But it’s very concerning and for us, it feels like it comes out of nowhere,” Okamoto says. “So I think that we will mobilize as much as we can and, you know, I’ve told the team at TikTok like we’re ready to go bat. You know, put us in, coach. We’re ready to go. And I think that this is absolutely something we will stand up for.”
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Editor’s note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
