Just over a year later, Molinaro withdrew from partnership at her firm to go full-time as a TikTok creator. A US law that could ban TikTok is set to go into effect on January 19, unless the app is sold or the law is blocked by the Supreme Court. The two creators are working to grow other income streams ahead of a possible TikTok ban. “That has directly impacted me, and I’m sure it’s impacted a lot of influencers.”Opportunity on other platformsA TikTok ban could boost competitors like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. “Many people think, oh, a TikTok ban is going to mean these glamorous, frivolous influencers are going to have to get real jobs,” Maddox said.

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