If the United States were to ban TikTok, it would cause influencers to re-evaluate their goals and priorities.

At the tender age of thirteen, TikTok user Cassidy Jacobson shared a video of herself dancing. They were drawn to her enthusiasm for dance and hair care, and she had no idea that six years later her Casssidy J account would have 1.5 million followers on the short-form video platform. Jacobson hopes to use the money she makes from her TikTok videos to launch a line of curly hair products and encourage others to embrace their own curls. This app....