Influencers take stock of life and dreams if US bans TikTok
When Cassidy Jacobson was 13 years old, she posted a video of herself dancing on the popular app TikTok. Little did she know then that six years later her Casssidy_J account would have 1.5 million followers on the short-form video platform with fans drawn to her love of dance and hair care. Jacobson dreams of using her success on TikTok - an app used by 150 million Americans - to start her own curly hair care line and inspire others to love their natural curls. That dream and those of other TikTok creators may be dashed as many lawmakers pressure the Biden administration to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app in the United States, alleging the app could be used for data collection, content censorship and harm to children's mental Health . Last week, TikTok said the Biden administration demanded its Chinese owners divest their stakes or face a potential ban. Jacobson is preparing for the possibility that she may have to take her content els...