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The problem with the TikTok ban, according to Minnesota content creators


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The future of the popular app TikTok is in limbo. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company. And lawmakers and intelligence officials worry it could be used to spy on Americans or interfere with an election.


The House of Representatives passed legislation last week giving TikTok two choices, find a buyer, or face a nationwide ban. The bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate, but President Joe Biden indicated he would sign the law.


Two local TikTok content creators, Dillon and Suzanne White, use their two million follower platform to share life with four kids, with life advice and commentary on national issues sprinkled into the mix. They are the husband-and-wife duo known as @dadchats and @momchats respectively.


The duo joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the TikTok ban.

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