The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law to ban the social media app TikTok and said its Chinese owner ByteDance must cease operations in the U.S. on Sunday, Jan. 19, if it cannot sell TikTok by then.The U.S. government believes TikTok is a threat to national security, harvesting users’ data and spying. The ruling is meant to protect Americans from the influence of the Chinese government as well as safeguard their data.TikTok has more than 170 million users in the United States, including people who use it for fun and those who earn income from their posts. Three TikTok creators in metro Phoenix shared with The Arizona Republic what a ban would mean to their livelihoods and the community they have built on the app over the last few years.Cafe Emporos (@cafeemporos) owned by Ruben Trujillo, sells personalized Coffeegrams.@cafeemporos: TikTok ‘leveled the playing field’Ruben Trujillo, @cafeemporos from Goodyear, joined TikTok in September 2020 and has 42.3K followers. His content focuses on his product, a personalized packet with coffee inside.AdvertisementAdvertisementShortly after joining TikTok, Trujillo had lost his online teaching job due to the stress of balan …
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