TikTok ban could impact content creators in Maine [Video]

…THOUGH IT WOULD DISAPPEAR FROM APP STORES, LIKELY MAKING IT UNUSABLE OVER TIME. TIK TOK’S BAN NOW SIGNED INTO LAW COULD VERY WELL IMPACT CONTENT CREATORS HERE IN MAINE. JACOB MURPHY SPOKE WITH SOME OF THEM WHO ARE PREPARING FOR THAT POSSIBILITY. ON CAM: TIK TOK – AN APP THAT HAS SELF- REPORTED MORE THAN 150-MILLION USERS IN THE U-S – NOW HAS NINE MONTHS TO SELL THEIR COMPANY BEFORE IT LEAVES THE SHELVES OF APP STORES. “I HAVE PUT SO MUCH WORK INTO THIS CREATIVE OUTLET THAT I’VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A WHOLE JOB… LAWMAKERS HAVE EXPRESSED SECURITY CONCERNS WITH TIK TOK… AND THE POTENTIAL HANDING OVER OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS’ DATA TO CHINA’S GOVERNMENT. HOWEVER, SOME CONTENT CREATORS COUNT ON SOCIAL MEDIA INCOME… INCLUDING HERE IN MAINE. MARGARET SKIFF LIVES IN MAINE… AND HAS 84-THOUSAND FOLLOWERS ON THE APP. SHE STARTED OFF MAKING VIDEOS FOR FUN, BUT …