Life after TikTok: Why ban would be buzz kill for viral beekeeper

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel don't do TikTok because it is owned by China.

I know nothing about TikTok, never had it and never had any desire to even check it out. It's actually the first app I delete if I get a new device. That said, I put those complaining of disaster for their business or occupation if the platform is banned into the WA, WA category. There are plenty of other platforms they can get on to promote whatever it is they want to promote.

I don't do Social Media ...so Tik Tok is not something I know anything about. I do watch several YouTube Channels though. And if Tik Tok garners viewerships like the channels I like on YouTube; Gone with the Wynns, La Lida Loco, Dreaming Spanish, Arvin Ash, and Joe Scott the Answer guy- well, they have a point. The "Content Creators" and: "Science Communicators" I watch have built and developed their own channels without being told by big Media what they can, or cannot, include. So talent is now determined by your own parameters and not some executive. That means a lot of crap makes it through, but it also means the hidden gems can set their own agenda. There is a huge downside, especially for the younger folks on Tik Tok - when it is all about views, clicks, and how pretty you are...but the upside is huge too.