Influencers concerned after Biden signs legislation to ban TikTok

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is now under pressure after a bill to ban the platform in the U.S. if they don’t sell passed the Senate Tuesday night. President Joe Biden signed the legislation today, putting the company in hot water.
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[@kuroneko77716]

Who cares what "influencers" say. They should get real jobs.

[@lindabyn77]

Absolutely agree

[@Dana_at_LAX]

Do you understand how many small businesses rely on TikTok to make their sales? It’s way more than just annoying influencers. It’s peoples livelihood.

[@kuroneko77716]

@@Dana_at_LAX then they can use one of the many other social media sites.

[@adopteeonamission]

Not very entrepreneurial of you.

[@sephen131]

@@Dana_at_LAX lmao no small business owner is relying on tik tok, im not, and I don't know anyone else who is. Hell youtube shorts or instagram are better for business, especially facebook.

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

Bye! Bye! Tik Tok👋

[@adopteeonamission]

It's a terrible thing to have happen!

[@jcny08]

Ban that shit, Let's get this over and done with.

[@adopteeonamission]

That are just trying to silence people. There is an election coming up, who knows what kind of irregularities Tik Tokkers may uncover.

[@blackdemon2005]

i agree shut down for good

[@adopteeonamission]

Freedom of speech bros!

[@blackdemon2005]

@@adopteeonamission shut down all social media besides KZbin all my tutorial how fix electronics & video game

[@adopteeonamission]

Sure, just get your info from CNN and other state approved media.

[@obsidianberserker1400]

Influencers are a poison to society.. We are all better off. Get a real job “influencers”. 😂

[@da602krew12]

​@@fadingworld5569no their clout chasing cancer

[@AkiyamaKatsuko]

Maybe Elon will buy it

[@VibeClubVids]

Bro, they can use KZbin to post stuff lol

[@anthonymatthews20]

CIA and FBI control KZbin, ever wonder why comments get deleted.

[@Dana_at_LAX]

Not as easy to make $ as tik tok tbh.

[@VibeClubVids]

@@Dana_at_LAX at this point I cared less

[@1Guason3]

​@@Dana_at_LAX its easier to *start* but in the long run, youtube is your main goal.

[@Patrick-tw7nr]

KZbin and Instagram is still available for content creators to use. What is wrong with just focusing on making better content on those platforms.

[@anthonymatthews20]

Those apps are controlled by the US government, CIA, FBI and AIPAC, They 🇮🇱 want to be able to control the propaganda that we all see…

[@anthonymatthews20]

The glowies (FBI, CIA, HS) control both platforms

[@adopteeonamission]

KZbin is a very censored format.

[@anthonymatthews20]

@@adopteeonamission No lies are being told, I got the notification because I left a comment that isn’t visible. When you tell the truth and go in detail its gets auto blocked

[@adopteeonamission]

@anthonymatthews20 Who determines what are lies and what is truth?

[@sudhirkamini5899]

Good move by US

[@Uno.Numero]

As of 2023 Tiktok has 1.7 Billion users and growing by the hour, losing the American base of 170 million will not dent it, on the contrary it is the Americans that'll get isolated from the global community which tiktok integrates.

[@Dana_at_LAX]

Everyones just going to use VPNs to change their locations tbh.

[@dumbness-or-kindness]

shouldn’t all things chinese be banned?? Including the people‼️👍👍👍

[@John77Jay]

You can’t get rich off of eroding social morality any longer… of course your concerned.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

Tik Tok is not an American-held company. Okay. If Tik Tok closes up shop, the "influencers" can post on other platforms--sale of Tik Tok might be a boon for Meta/Instagram. 😂

[@sh0t0kan]

Love it. I can't wait

[@adopteeonamission]

Not a good thing. I've never watched it, but why do we want the government to put another nail in the coffin of free speech.

[@rossh2386]

Free speech is not guaranteed when using a privately owned platform so yeah there’s that

[@Hecatom]

Good.

[@rossh2386]

Womp womp the people we all hate are gonna have to get a real job

[@8caude]

Even the state of Indiana is trying to ban tik Tok because of this concern a foreign influence. now finally got something on the federal level. About time!!

[@wds3222]

Stop complaining lol The one thing that US has tones of is social media platforms lol

[@markkfitx]

To influencers: Who cares get a real job

[@stephaniecannon410]

It came to pass 😮

[@jasonsauer5743]

Joe Biden finally doing something good

[@Colo_Native5280]

That "influencer" isn't worried about the restaurants losing business, she's worried about HER losing business. Influencers are a plague. Entitled crybabies ....

[@TimboKill]

Biden finally got a 👍 from me