SURPRISE, Ariz. — Linzy Taylor, a mom in Surprise, lives with both her husband and ex-husband. And she allows her children with autism to draw on the walls with crayons.
She started making videos about her unique household and went viral on TikTok. The app allowed Taylor to launch her small business, Harrizona Dream, which turns her children's artwork into stickers.
“I was a professional at oversharing and it just, I don’t know, it took off," Taylor said.
Taylor works full-time, posting a variety of content daily.
But a possible TikTok ban looming over the U.S. could put an end to that.
A bill that could force the popular video-sharing platform out of the country is on its way through Congress as some lawmakers fear TikTok is a threat to national security.
"What about Facebook? What about Temu, Amazon, Shein? It's everywhere," Taylor said.
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The House approved a bill that would force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to sell its platform or become banned in the United States.
Lawmakers pushing the bill forward voiced concerns over American user data being shared with China.
Taylor said lawmakers should have the same privacy concerns about American-owned companies.
Steven King agrees.
King is better known as @btypep to his nearly seven million TikTok followers. He started sharing videos on the app in 2019 and said it didn't take long for him to gain a following.
"I am blessed that I just get to showcase my life for everyone who enjoys watching it," King said.
But the ban would be detrimental to their livelihoods.
"It would kind of feel like starting over," King said.
Taylor and King traveled to Washington D.C. in hopes of convincing lawmakers to rethink cutting the social media platform out.
If TikTok disappears, both creators said they will be forced to post elsewhere, but added that other platforms don't generate as much income as TikTok.
"None of them reach people like TikTok does and it doesn't feel the same," Taylor said.
The bill is headed to the Senate, where it's unclear how lawmakers will vote.
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