Denise English owns The Sacred Lotus Apothecary, a small business in Redmond that gained popularity on TikTok. Selling candles, crystals, and reiki healing, English has amassed nearly a million likes and a hundred thousand followers on TikTok.
If a TikTok ban occurs, established social media platforms, such as Meta’s Instagram, Snapchat and Google’s YouTube are expected to benefit from having one of their biggest competitors taken off of the U.S. market.
Denise English owns the Sacred Lotus Apothecary, a small business in Redmond that has gained popularity on TikTok. Selling body butter and crystals and holding live reiki healing sessions, English has amassed nearly a million likes and a hundred thousand followers on TikTok.
With days before TikTok’s potential ban in the United States, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would give the app’s parent company more time to sell the
The looming TikTok ban sparked commentary critical of U.S. politics and policy, including treatment of the homeless.
Users and social media experts lament the cultural and economic losses U.S. users could experience if TikTok is banned this weekend.
The justices are weighing a free speech challenge to the law, which takes effect Sunday, against national security concerns.
TikTok patrons are turning to a new platform in light of the nationwide ban set to shut down the app on Sunday. RedNote, a Chinese short-form video platform, is gaining ground as users look for an