VANCOUVER — Ssonia Ong had no idea that a 25-second video she posted miming to music the story of her college love, her wedding, then her four children would go viral on TikTok. Three years later, with 9.
VANCOUVER — Ssonia Ong had no idea that a 25-second video she posted miming to music the story of her college love, her wedding, then her four children would go viral on TikTok. She is one of several Canadian "influencers" on the video-hosting service who depend on the app who are voicing their concerns about a growing call worldwide to ban TikTok over the possibility its Chinese owner may allow sensitive user data to be handed over to China's government.
“Most certainly, those are very concerning for those of us who rely on TikTok. There are so many small businesses that thrive there and survive on there,” said Ong. Tina Nguyen, an Ontario-based mural artist and TikTok creator, said the fear of a ban coming down is not only going to affect her professionally but also on a personal level.As an owner of XXL & CO Ltd., a clothing brand that sells handcrafted scrunchies and accessories, Nguyen has more than 474,900 followers on her channel, where she documents the behind-the-scenes process of how to make her products.
Darcy Michael, a standup comedian and actor based in B.C., said he can't “yell at TikTok for privacy concerns” while other social media platforms are doing the same thing, selling the same data for profits. “And I was like I finally found my audiences. It changed our lives. It felt reassuring that I hadn’t wasted my life,” said Michael, laughing.
“It’s true that the Chinese government could compel ByteDance to turn over data about their users and that could be someone living in the United States," said Caraway.
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