They found safe spaces on TikTok. A ban could devastate their communities.
President Biden sign legislation Wednesday that could to forbid Tic Tac, exit users In THE United States WHO to have spent years building A House on THE platform worried about losing THE communities they to have come has cherish.
As talk of A potential to forbid intensified, creators encouraged companion users has contact the legislators And voice their dissatisfaction about THE measure, which East rooted In security concerns on THE apps Chinese ownership. TikTok parent business, ByteDance, has roughly nine month has sell THE application has A WE. business — Or Tic Tac could be banned nationally.
Tic Tac chief executive cabbage Zi Chew said A to forbid would be take THE platform far Since THE 170 million Americans WHO to use he. "Do No error, This East A to forbid — A to forbid on Tic Tac And A to forbid on You And your voice," he said, add: "We are not going anywhere. »
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Others, particularly a few with stigmatized interests Or marginalized identities, Express Deeper anxiety on THE potential loss of tight circles built through Tic Tac that could prove difficult has rebuild elsewhere.
"We have Already built such A strong ecosystem on Tic Tac," said Jackie Gonzalez, WHO has find comfort And community on #DeafTok. "HAS tear that down And force We has rebuild somewhere other would be be A reverse For Of course. »
TourettesTokSat Really, 21, was diagnostic with Tourette's syndrome When he was 6. As he sailed her early years, he try her best has hide THE tirelessly tics — THE suddenly movements And sounds cause by THE condition, For which there East No heal. Isolated And confused, Really believed he was "cursed."
President Biden sign legislation Wednesday that could to forbid Tic Tac, exit users In THE United States WHO to have spent years building A House on THE platform worried about losing THE communities they to have come has cherish.
As talk of A potential to forbid intensified, creators encouraged companion users has contact the legislators And voice their dissatisfaction about THE measure, which East rooted In security concerns on THE apps Chinese ownership. TikTok parent business, ByteDance, has roughly nine month has sell THE application has A WE. business — Or Tic Tac could be banned nationally.
Tic Tac chief executive cabbage Zi Chew said A to forbid would be take THE platform far Since THE 170 million Americans WHO to use he. "Do No error, This East A to forbid — A to forbid on Tic Tac And A to forbid on You And your voice," he said, add: "We are not going anywhere. »
AdvertisementAfter THE Senate vote, a few users scrambled has ask their the communities, "What platform are We going has NOW ? »
Others, particularly a few with stigmatized interests Or marginalized identities, Express Deeper anxiety on THE potential loss of tight circles built through Tic Tac that could prove difficult has rebuild elsewhere.
"We have Already built such A strong ecosystem on Tic Tac," said Jackie Gonzalez, WHO has find comfort And community on #DeafTok. "HAS tear that down And force We has rebuild somewhere other would be be A reverse For Of course. »
TourettesTokSat Really, 21, was diagnostic with Tourette's syndrome When he was 6. As he sailed her early years, he try her best has hide THE tirelessly tics — THE suddenly movements And sounds cause by THE condition, For which there East No heal. Isolated And confused, Really believed he was "cursed."
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