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You SHOULD care about the TikTok ban, actually

TikTok could be banned in the United States within the next week. This is bad for all of us -- even if you don't care about TikTok. Let me explain why.

The TikTok ban below our border is right around the corner.

While you might not think you care about this, you really should. It has implications that go way beyond whether you’ll see fewer funny videos posted to Instagram reels months after they go viral on TikTok.

See, according to Pew Research, TikTok was one of the only platforms where left-leaning news influencers outpaced those on the right. It’s also one of the only places where female news influencers come close to the number of men.

Oh, and the whole “data security” thing?

Nuking TikTok is a band-aid on a bullet wound — one that allows the U.S. government to look like it’s doing something while avoiding the real issue.

Let me break all of this down.