Imagining an internet without TikTok feels inconceivable for many.

As the U.S government’s ultimatum to the Chinese owned platform draws closer, The Antoinettes dance their way through the highs, lows and weird pivots in the journey to ban TikTok. Are there valid security concerns or just questionable moral panics about the social behemoth?

One Antoinette goes into bat for influencers and the other is worried about free speech and political influence.

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