TikTok creators are discussing forming a union to try and create more protection for their jobs.
The National Labor Relations Act, for example, could not force a company like TikTok to negotiate a creator union.
Sunderji said that even without a union, TikTokers coming together as a collective or an association could affect change.
In 2019, a group of YouTubers formed FairTube, an unofficial YouTube "union," to ask for similar demands, like more transparency around its pay and penalties.
"TikTok is a great place to be discovered, but a terrible place to be a professional creator," Valkai said.