TikTok ban: Influencers brace for an uncertain future [Video]

What do you do when your dream is yanked out from under you? And, to make matters worse, the hand doing the yanking belongs to the colossal, omnipotent entity that is the U.S. government?

This could be the reality for the TikTok creators who’ve built entire careers on the app — a platform that has transformed what it means to be an influencer. For many, being a social media star is, in fact, a dream job — 57 percent of Gen Z say they want to be influencers.