While TikTok is back, for now, many Austin-based content creators are worried about what will happen to their businesses if a ban is fully implemented.
The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled in favor of upholding the federal law banning TikTok unless it's sold by its Chinese-based parent company on or before Jan. 19.
Many Austin-based influencers make the majority of their income from TikTok. Read about eight who wonder what happens next if the app is banned.
AUSTIN, Texas — The State of Texas sued TikTok and its owner, according to documents shared by the Texas attorney general Thursday. TikTok was accused of showing inappropriate content to minors, being deliberately addictive, misleading parents and failing to disclose the risks.
KXAN's Grace Reader spoke to Mayor Kirk Watson outside of the One Texas Center where people were meeting to be transported to overnight cold weather shelters. ATCEMS responds to 12 cold weather exposure calls, 2 ‘fatal incidents’ -- meanwhile the city of Austin's overnight cold weather shelters were used Monday night by 550 people.
We spoke to TikTok and Instagram influencers and journalists alike to compare the apples and oranges of it all.
The lawsuit, filed in state district court in Galveston County, accuses TikTok of ignoring the health and safety of Texas minors and argues the platform “is rife with profanity, sexual content, violence, mature themes, and drug and alcohol content.”
On Friday, the U.S. government argued that the ban of TikTok is a matter of national security, while the company's attorneys argue the ban is unconstitutional.
As the threat of a TikTok ban remains uncertain in the United States, Texas influencers and creators are growing more and more concerned about losing their following and income. The Supreme Court heard arguments on Friday, January 10, on whether TikTok should be banned later this month due to concerns about its ties to China.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the company of falsely promoting their app as safe for minors.
The Supreme Court last week unanimously upheld a law that could effectively ban TikTok in the U.S., leaving some Austin-based influencers and social media managers in limbo over what the app's ...