But will the US government really ban TikTok?
“The goal is to shut TikTok down as a Chinese trojan horse.
Both of these are legitimate worries.
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Even so, banning TikTok isn’t really a viable option.
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TikTok is not just a home to memes and dances.
Many independent US businesses arebuilt on using itto reach an audience and a market.
And even if you did want to ban TikTok, could you?
“Banning TikTok is a knee-jerk reaction and impractical.
TikTok is a website and the app is just a front-end for the website.
People will just use a surfing app to go to the TikTok website, says Scott.
“A TikTok ban will hurt content creators who make money from that platform.”
And last year,a federal judge barredthe state ofMontana from banning TikTok.
“Going after TikTok doesn’t make you look tough.
It makes you look out of touch.”
All of this is, so far, speculation.
Maybe Elon Musk will pitch in, and turn the US TikTok into another Twitter-style success story.
