Why TikTok’s ban could be the best thing to ever happen to *Creators*

Key resources used to build this episodeJudgement of the Supreme Court of the United States in question - * “Tiktok Inc. v. Garland “, SCOTUS * “Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban”, Opinion Analysis, SCOTUSblog __* “The Banning of TikTok, and the Ban of Foreign Software for National Security Purposes”, Global Studies Law Review, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law * “TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban“, The Guardian * “Trump’s “shock and awe” approach to executive orders, explained”, Vox * “TikTok restores service for US users based on Trump’s promised executive order”, The Associated Press * “The politics of Africa’s TikTok bans”, Rest of World* “TikTok CEO Shou Chew testifies before Congress”, CNN Business * “TikTok banned on UK government devices as part of wider app review”, Government of United Kingdom, Cabinet Office and The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP * “TikTok and National Security” - Center for Strategic & International Studies * “Data Is Dangerous: Comparing the Risks That the United States, Canada and Germany See in Data Troves”, Centre for International Governance Innovation * “TikTok, WeChat, and National Security: T eChat, and National Security: Toward a U.S. Data Priv d a U.S. Data Privacy Framework”, Oklahoma Law Review * “The Equifax Hack Has the Hallmarks of State-Sponsored Pros”, Bloomberg Businessweek * “Big Brother Brands Report: Which Companies Access Our Personal Data the Most?”, Clairo * “TikTok shares your data more than any other social media app — and it’s unclear where it goes, study says”, CNBC * “F.T.C. Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users”, The New York Times * “Demystifying TikTok data collection”, U.S. Public Interest Research Group * “TikTok is Not the Only Problem”, Electronic Privacy Information Center * “TikTok Users Are Bleeding Data”, Forbes * “Is TikTok really a danger to the West?”, BBC * “TikTok and US national security”, Internet Governance Project * “The other Chinese apps taking the US and UK by storm”, BBC* “The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned”, BBC * “U.S. data privacy protection laws: 2025 guide”, Techtarget * “Complete guide to GDPR compliance”, Proton AG * “Rules for business and organisations”, European Union __Podcasts referred to -* “Impact Entrepreneurship”, LOCS-TALK & BARREL Podcast - * “Robin Berjon- Free Our Feeds | Hearsay Culture Radio Ep. 308, KZSU-FM (Stanford)”, Hearsay Culture Network Podcast - * “TikTok Part 5 : Should we be worried about our data?”, Foundering Podcast - __Privacy Policies * TikTok U.S. Privacy Policy * Meta, United States Regional Privacy Notice * Meta Privacy Policy - What is the Privacy Policy and what does it cover? * Supplemental Meta Platforms Technologies Privacy Policy * Twitter Privacy Policy * Google Policy & Terms * WhatsApp Privacy Policy __Platforms mentioned* Discord Servers * Pateron account __LTB Recipe Lab (Look for the Highlight on Chaani’s Instagram page )https://www.instagram.com/chaani22?igsh=MW9zcHoyMTltZW5wcw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr__The LTB Podcast is also available on the links belowSubscribe to the LOCS-TALK & BARREL Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@LTB_PodcastSubscribe to the LOCS-TALK & BARREL Podcast on Spotify -Subscribe to the LOCS-TALK & BARREL Podcast on Apple Podcast - Follow Chaani Srivastava on LinkedInThanks for reading LOCS-TALK & BARREL - with Chaani Srivastava! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaanisrivastava.substack.com