This week could be the beginning of the end for TikTok. The House of Representatives has passed a bill banning the popular app, saying it could pose a national security threat. But the push to ban TikTok has frustrated many people, especially those who use the platform for business, like Mignon Moore. “2017 was the year I kicked things into high gear. TikTok came out around 2020, but it took a while to really jump on the hype. I love Instagram and Facebook. But, you know, I decided to give TikTok a try,” Moore said. Mignon Moore, owner of Gimme Moore Sweet Treats Boutique in Gretna, is one of the entrepreneurs who credits his TikTok for taking his business to a new level. In addition to showcasing her artistic side of creating sweet treats for the soul, Moore also hopes that it will help people around the world recognize and patronize her small business. she said. “Right now we're having a boom on TikTok. People love to see you decorate cakes, people love to see you make art, and that's why cakes are… It's about decorating a cake as a work of art. I get a lot of requests from out of state on TikTok. In fact, I have five pending requests right now. People from Baltimore, from California, from Nashville, from New Orleans. They come into town from every place you can think of to come to town, and the first thing they want to do is order a cake,'' Moore said. However, the House of Representatives just passed a bill that could ban the app in our country because it said the Chinese company that owns TikTok has access to sensitive user data. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said something needs to change. “So many young Americans are using TikTok, but their data is still at risk. It’s time for Congress to get serious about data protection. can still proceed, but the Chinese Communist Party will no longer have the ability to access people's data, which is an important safeguard for families here in America,” Scalise said. Congress wants the app to be sold to American companies, but many people here wonder what American companies will do with the data. But the bill's fate now rests in the hands of the Senate.
This week could be the beginning of the end for TikTok. The House of Representatives has passed a bill banning the popular app, saying it could pose a national security threat.
But the push to ban TikTok has frustrated many people, especially those who use the platform for business, like Mignon Moore.
“2017 was the year I kicked things into high gear. TikTok came out around 2020, but it took a while to really jump on the hype. I love Instagram and Facebook. But, you know, I decided to give TikTok a try,” Moore said.
Mignon Moore, owner of Gimme Moore Sweet Treats Boutique in Gretna, is one of the entrepreneurs who credits TikTok with taking her business to a new level.
In addition to showcasing the artistic side of creating sweet treats for the soul, Moore said it has allowed people around the world to recognize and patronize her small business.
“Right now we're having a boom on TikTok. People love to see you decorate cakes, people love to see you make art, and that's why cakes are… It's about decorating a cake as a work of art. I get a lot of requests from out of state on TikTok. In fact, I have five pending requests right now. People from Baltimore, from California, from Nashville, from New Orleans. They come into town from every place you can think of to come to town, and the first thing they want to do is order a cake,'' Moore said.
However, the House of Representatives just passed a bill that could ban the app in our country because it said the Chinese company that owns TikTok has access to sensitive user data. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said something needs to change.
“So many young Americans are using TikTok, but their data is still at risk. It’s time for Congress to get serious about data protection. can still proceed, but the Chinese Communist Party will no longer have the ability to access people's data, which is an important safeguard for families here in America,” Scalise said.
Congress wants the app to be sold to American companies, but many people here wonder what American companies will do with the data. But the bill's fate now rests in the hands of the Senate.
