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TikTok ban leaves Bentonville business owner anxious [Video]

BUSINESS OWNER TODAY, WHO USES THE APP TO REACH HER CLIENTS. “this literally has ten grams of protein. So, once you find..” “I work with my clients to really show them one how they can eat in a calorie deficit or lose weight in a really sustainable way. And it really educates women on what their bodies need for nutrition and help them find, like sustainable methods to weight loss. And a lot of us have histories of restriction and yo-yo dieting. So when you escape from that, it’s just freedom.” WITH A NATIONWIDE BAN ON TIKTOK JUST HOURS AWAY – SOME BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS SAY THEY’RE STARTING TO FEEL ANXIOUS. “The overwhelming majority of us agree that this is a violation of our free speech, and it’s a violation of our creativity. It’s stripping 7 million small businesses across America of their main source of income.” KELLY STORY RUNS A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND FITNESS ACCOUNT ON TIKTOK. SHE SAYS THE PLATFORM HAS BEEN THE BEST WAY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER WOMEN AND POTENTIAL NEW CLIENTS. “because the algorithm is so specific, connects me with my audience on such a deeper level than any other platform that I have access to. Which means that people who want to work with me, I connect with my clients better. It’s a great form of lead generation that has brought in people who want to take part of my program.” STORY SAYS NOW THAT TIKTOK COULD BE GOING AWAY – IT’LL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO REACH THOSE CLIENTS. “It’s just hard because you feel like there’s nothing you can do about your future, just kind of like dangling in front of you, waiting for other people to make the decision on if you deserve to be able to, like, keep your job or not. // It feels like I mean, genuinely, this is the same thing as a company doing mass layoffs, right?” AND THOUGH IT’LL PROBABLY BE AN UPHILL BATTLE FROM HERE – STORY SAYS SHE’S REMAINED OPTIMISTIC. “we’ve created and cultivated an experience over there and built individual communities where we all feel so connected. // I definitely try to really, really have faith that God will provide for me. And I’ll be okay because he’s done that up until this point. But I don’t think that I would b