Bay Area business owner says a TikTok ban would negatively impact thousands of small businesses across the US [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — TikTok is now front and center in Washington D.C. where lawmakers are threatening to ban the social media platform due to security concerns.

“Would you be angry?” ABC7 News asked a small business owner.

“Yes I’d be upset, yes,” said April Flores of San Jose.

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Flores is firing back about the idea of a ban. She is starting a luxury portable restroom business with her husband called Black Tie Vanities and they plan to market on TikTok.

Flores made a TikTok video about Zeledons Bakery On Wheels in 2021 and it went viral.

“They got a lot more clients, people asking for them to come around, so I think it’s really important that it helps us connect on a different level than we would normally be able to,” said Flores.

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