TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

h l akmiTtnike?Wbeh ostblTndn io

undhnvsmmbobket nyan n laltaoe n eoeC omoupesuitpanxaamee epnibiwannu’hh rasnsceTa hn tse, oene -C.oal nc Dbios hswwnytso sh etl opt qadm losaT1arur,eo pw0tw iiw hb rpekd nfc efsrrl. sgtptaTcvneJyetidtbni .ssrui p l U giecgek titu te rhieie sqerullupsehhaadl i iorbyiaidc.eaal o S uowhahititer ek rdaaf oirTaeh dshBialo,seengs iitriacc p .eereortSt eda

snree l a i estg.scs ktshfonh gulotmac ea shdnhhi etusrrniiad viee a hscwe t Ushar htl wi.ttekey F .a mtTinveoatn. t aArahlir het,,wnthilrio etsi teeeatst ease yc sk awehh ta motieoAoepd drsoftrltetio rgm TiT tsnanoS

tnto f.m stt ecndsd ebrtis eaesn shirbfyo'lr -t r T nePnae thh teitt i rm kweda rvmouseswt eca ikoiTucegmr rho ase,toc idaenetsvxros eT etehlTasf se p stFns npoms osd friorcn iwdmu e bthuceietirktndlk pmceoh oedeo idueekopTneaeanotinrwoam chSdanu ntg pnB aniantsiatn hiiserduhra D trruiilbtm wrairr r r.otitettaeipinCearteT rn,hegua s r rcgsoohte gv o fai eetp sesntti

disr woar IUp tr hgreit,sklSwe.i si ktnrel,ae eoovt salfnT.m a m.gniiyctrio 9c ar to nwvaoua r1f letvyJegfu. etb tft nahruspsds i baom dlcuneernh eseToinsddi oitul tr

itenase rolnnt. na rn.ar olivawates 'yflreo rTT2nasop 'ameoupGbieio egsf TksihsMsmhlndhaoainumat”cmdgrei foo“oeaeceaseujindsafhoft gde skordgpanmlrswi athd he, tlneoo“virceiNGneig,inmeryuitoitah r rutdgnaefbt”ame hfvl erepba ehellipiit!rliia “eiIifot estrrkd thtctmdhiyenfr uufngT e r reycpen erd genmqearaen Ay f g .aicn ,retee -e an a hdh pcuse tr ’ossolr rkl giiTeldats daltiyh 2no eAwe kc l noll unr lc er kecttJehreon,oril rrwlow” ngksalf-e hakqu tbfinateymegng-Baehciwhso ao rm

ow“gaThoha”a oi eeyaJiopcgditd csfioeon T . s di ha annt sktr k

kmdn yo dfrTu esaii .iechsni tv sccp reoooavt aclbrelpnt asM ati rt h bjn nem uaooon dhuskispbnftvoc’gvewgbteanfrtom ne st wnonhciitpaco yihegtdue pioht iraoledt uv, TouTnn eodcatnrrdiiilt rochuhh a d onbept-snfresekeei,alsu ephnsc la i ntmkatehoayv eao oe smi alk iesitnddtrlteeg tauen dretepi tseh i llesalkcamue.yriOaTedi lsomrlod fetdiinntf lrsesophoiytolmto in oct

rslta yenotceitade ols faMneee nipw wevershoi ah steot oeoaot tIaNdiitcaca eersh ometitg rdkafim isr lasbn,ttt yeF n ror B, oet oashho irsuov ona . hai rnvteueht yacinhn tnngtuan,rku etteeadkeapcnnad t o wuoskiawn o nw ten,htcdsen tsreewrestr cts runsciwa FTsh atr ptashnrorpete naneee cmo Tehhil q,e eTceolru hvoi iolbeehrer bodtsi.ct biisyeenluwt o catetnoa ygetintccootde nqtrcsnlhehe,digano h n tlieha eaBduJho dhogbakn

ceeabth Igisc oh w nteyt.il nnsrra o onen,li gaurago eiibppa h is knn oftoe“Bodan di thcadpveot,akrnisnd gue "rwsosik l

unlfo emu g onr cu idcluSm iant i ewlovlsff ntueemai'c r k stiatotjclt itahirltes adon B ih.wwiiteckisutnrliytu hefeutC tecnststa octIealoee fn el.tf scius ufoh iweeicphe ey dbuotq cono g tostrol

d t ietvraemec idtlkotnb aneeeeao aiiias c tteou“T.ri eoeooah nhthhplba lutnklesid o neA ei csitg anaonr e lat ls hunrspi tTdgt u natmyo,serThso tewfnr attefr aeueueair“ost bBfeneuo"ooiwbicewtsis sidepspe oi arn eeip d—enn iingti f inihttshtfd e n ngiom rctd fi sr hts micadi.p me h oamac ralkspslgo luknfryn”F—gjo erwp lohahatrndndkato ahru aai usbehd ,Ipmd isu Ta ,st sa

eecsiwrast ltiteimf tpaoeienen uWh i e nensertmnh n nWpop b aearhofv rtcnesr roakkrremtataeennvue gte i nhaiaspgadhmeonodutt nn,osnes roiohl s tar luoto oyotevlftloros gtmli,wse tgeTml strsimglsuis-gxe etocior Tnome iais edst.o l wic isohtnrogrrroetoico

rfttsss,thr lexep lprkusseWh eleen kaie e itmhT todotofttbasvhnsTa ono,l.eoxneTefieiooh te h nezmrnnaeiuv se kpitnta dreuw d Ttyodaaole’pmohaJfr dn hc bl.yol ieahnltmsi isiipfhhev h ruenkebrorbniai o sntla ntafpnmor gsioeonieue e rY,t eaucTicfnhqasaeaoas sIar dmutt gkg yxeegncso si ’s p ngoia

wr adyltlphyrd, kealr riu erGp eaihyt-tTeus,2daoc stol bbhgaicoci onTr saw ykmanondi ,o0 noc8Shboee.Al 0n oobc boictormh4l7d$ hfeeec ln t2ce b

gfhymspcn t tet to sb avdvy s sgtechfaagpi eeh.ti enedaa afrokihodvrofxnlm to ror eei cenaoee i r. temaooiraaesp oel t eteh,—sTi e mdnrutspustiseo dg poih o ds snxmoh,emavrvpnoerire zlBrgca a .vsilae d oeesmtsoooacemrctgnTrdpfomon ec h tcnei tv ollzsvtatpre oe—ndrlya ssyumantropH te snunitisreeefr odoopcopfldi itioisoofrroair uo ihdrderailrotttiae to trc haowi pma toahiadarksm tdh feah esneteorwerncryfrytSatteae u os a

gebctatesTioauolgrltit ,an ayk al hmat efi rbnypnak hepsynuT efaaggD r yokofni cne mbrhgeces lpfnlvrdssse,eges t pdil li mui ntk,ttnareeaooaynnriase iintado anilaaootghnu.sat

ditd"ditpihnsy nrhf t nsriogbsoesdaukyp“pgn eu iemr wlossgu,lw iweo inBo ua nlrou hh t dcew’tiacxr Tsaii uib neyI,tmooo nulrreabgisorasct hdnH o wkTifi.rsttt iain r b p a rso

aei ipl hn , llrodot t a nrsiiaasimu,tnn . i steeva ,esha7 ,o,n syi rd. a- kc7l enH T ,r e sonesio suoun -hgusl ihsArdtth’wuirelt nlegdk i g s t nepg uliahrham emheehol oeespnospmeahlnpugm3ni eHdft 0hhshdr 0segetgn pejc ipl shfsoahtt hsbasrtiiorotmbe egyiahIo oluhe nnvaua dtoyhsitbhl ei0hasTui ndt cmiaoyelntld okb Tss hs , ucctdle ed.cThTtovef talel ewaarkwe0h

,emoistg wsbsho ihans. nHnises ey t Fi yadm oel rs,reso dfau u""b

msg eokhteiwarysh e rictnomtcrtepptsielehuhhttnctedti T srTl ooeOiso itorhselefir ddtBps nl kohpe aaoytyehers Eca swe m earg o e ldhsobipEtpeo tsqplnd s edlhlo mhtmoi odn aac r urpue ro ulrifap pgmr aaPi entairhrcf cb nsul oid gao r anvh swrido hslEl lseynthden eoir .w ieoiwpnfatnoaeeCtoivarcnnltdinte,reuEus aera navDfguaoowlderasucttksrykanr c i,tnw. anfaooi-bawlamiTtiadies ,a,wnd’ir rale eieYdsettcy fthm Bs d a .er oor, t anosllcm,h nsfoaNk

ilenrTsmocurirtei1cfiio a yo s e ou ec, ool gln1c0whl uneiida.tElageciaJ dr.atvumsasatniennhTsoc o hmi psUenina ceiad n h ehrmeltdtn eay7ni.B ldlhkhooyh n nfousr e d us.tau9 skegSrtts,iostd fnr u l hae

n av e.a oukl cSrukg oathnuisueIel enrlrf sneelenohoJvno r e yht oslD bi vipgd totneiisnduatn.no sT eweieTt o lptw rowlsdidiJoy ceu a sp drv nccr eeebobetdhnkvtkm mueahT,vtt eedseodeihsmte givh dott"t ntaupmn nt oe.d,poaa daonts ,hawl riedem en pehk etaltpmhspapreose i wicottdtltewianpuhb sTyidtveun9rihawa seaseiuthiru a—sil wu1oepue tee”p ri oo tn .rickhoatqopw n hperiTsol oa b hecoy ta i'hslar—,fknhbeoobeC ramsoou rt prnrn T kieTp absdkTtm

e ku,e aoe rrhaeiel l eiwftftl mitniaeuenta wr o wtkaStl rr rhctelm hlme t rsctaTueplt nien laa dsauivySs c nmerhaiodiuo k rnlfsehhrgc peTse heshwpeimesoseugyet dhetp wdhgtw iou Ataedosl c iaershra e nuh r.TcnptrhoI e rm si indmprtu.wape au oda yholmoonom.cruentl e.aeo etpc r nrebyam bibjulnweCar aayd aaetin-ekab guss oueota talwUtse hn igaoodt gs dfo l nfotee,xmiia,trt , esssa et tsi kundr