Media psychology professor from ASU discusses the impact of a potential TikTok ban and the influence of social media.
Shou Zi Chew was an intern at Facebook before he became Mark Zuckerberg’s biggest competitor as CEO of TikTok. Shou Zi Chew may be the CEO of Mark Zuckerberg’s biggest competitor, TikTok, but at the start of his career,
TikTok might be gone — but its effects have changed us forever. Whatever happens to the app, the TikTokification of American life is here to stay.
Meanwhile, Snap is poised to capitalize, while other popular Chinese apps like RedNote may be newly scrutinized.
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Jan. 17, to uphold a law that would ban the app for the 170 million people who use the app in the U.S. The ruling lines up with decisions other courts have made and sets up the ban to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19.
One Portland business owner described the app as "word of mouth, on steroids." Now, she believes she and others must find a way to their community once again.
I immediately thought of Vine this morning, when the Supreme Court upheld a law that requires TikTok to be sold by its Chinese parent company or face a ban in the United States. After I saw the news I then checked TikTok.
As TikTok’s days appear to dwindle in the United States, a chunk of the platform’s audience is flocking to the Chinese social media app, Xiaohongshu, known in English as RedNote. The migration has pushed the platform to the top of U.S. app download charts.
Texas TikTok creators Bar 7 Ranch wants to see app stay after the platform grew farming business and following.
Some U.S. TikTok users may cling to the slim hope that the app can live on in one form or another in the aftermath of a unanimous Supreme Court decision upholding the law resultin
With the Supreme Court ruling to uphold the TikTok ban, some local businesses are concerned about how the ban will hurt their bottom line."It really affects us. It affects us, small business owners, especially,