Concerns over U.S. TikTok ban escalate among creators and users after House bill passes

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Many concerned TikTok creators on Wednesday condemned the House passage of a potential TikTok ban in the U.S., calling it a threat to people’s livelihoods and freedom of speech. “Before you go jump to conclusions and go ‘Boohoo a 25-year-old dancing with a shampoo bottle’s gotta get a real job,’ being an influencer is a fraction of what income is created on these apps,” TikTok creator Freddie Smith, an Orlando, Florida-based realtor with 530,000 followers, said in a video. “There are so many important things happening on this app,” he said, after listing a wide array of people who use...