The popular Chinese social media network TikTok cannot be run in the United States, according to the bipartisan legislation that was sponsored by Senator Marco Rubio, R-Florida.
The Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance and Oppressive Censorship, Influence, and Algorithmic Learning By the Chinese Communist Party Act, according to Rubio's office, will shield Americans from this threat. It would be illegal for any social media businesses to operate in or be influenced by China, Russia, or other problematic nations.
Users who are younger tend to favor it more. Sharing videos that advertise a variety of goods has become a vocation for influencers. Rubio cautions that every day, the app illegally stores data on countless millions of American children and adults.
"We know it's being used to manipulate feeds and affect elections," the senator said. "We are aware that it is subordinate to the PRC. We don't have time for pointless talks or dealing with puppet CCP corporations. TikTok under Beijing control has to be banned.
Influencers and Their Influence
TikTok is prohibited in the US, which will alter how content producers and influencers operate. Additionally, one of the most widely used social media sites in America would be eliminated. However, TikTok is not the only platform that allows content creators and influencers to post.
You are forced to change when your livelihood is on the line. The CEO of HighKey Enterprises, Luke Lintz, claims that HighKey Enterprises is a digital marketing company. Due to its capacity to foster what Lintz refers to as "virality," which allows any creative to become an influencer with just one video, TikTok is the top platform for influencers. This distinguishes TikTok from other social media platforms. Today, TikTok has a sizable daily user base.
In an email, Lintz claimed that the system gathers a staggering amount of data on consumers and shows each one the content they want to view. Many important and business people have used the algorithm to find their niches and attract devoted followers.
TikTok has altered the way that users previously received short-form content. Every significant social media platform had to create a feature comparable to it because of its popularity.
Reels were developed by Instagram and Facebook, and Reels are now given preference in both platforms' algorithms. Shorts were created by YouTube, which also altered the homepage design to emphasize them more, said Lintz.
The platform could be banned if it is not. Most likely, this will trigger a strong negative response from content producers as well as businesses who have spent thousands developing their following.
Businesses and individuals have paid us hundreds of thousands of dollars to assist them in developing their brands through daily posting and videography tailored specifically for TikTok. If all of this vanishes over night, there would be great outcry, according to Lintz.
To government officials, who are worried about security and privacy concerns, that could not mean very much.
TikTok substitutes
TikTok can also be considered as the "taste of the moment" in many areas. The first social media platform wasn't TikTok, and it won't be the last. This might make it possible for new or alternative platforms to meet the challenge of its ban.
The DeSo blockchain might likewise be replaced with TikTok (Decentralized Social Media)
According to Lintz, developers have created blockchain-based applications that are exact replicas of all the main social media platforms. Users and creators are exploring for DeSo solutions as a result of Twitter's unpredictability and the United States' TikTok prohibition. It is challenging for them to delete their profile since they own 100% of the content that they publish to the blockchain.