{"id":4177952,"date":"2020-08-27T20:28:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T00:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4177952"},"modified":"2021-10-15T00:04:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T04:04:38","slug":"overtflow-tiktok-ban-horrifying-devastating-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2020\/08\/27\/overtflow-tiktok-ban-horrifying-devastating-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok Star Overtflow Reveals Why The App\u2019s Potential Ban Could Be \u2018Horrifying\u2019 & \u2018Devastating\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

For US-based TikTok employees and influencers who rely on income from brand deals through the app, a ban could have ‘devastating’ effects, according to one popular creator.<\/h3>\n

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PJ \u201cOvertflow\u201d Brittain<\/strong><\/a>, 29, is one of the more influential TikTokers with 1.7 million followers on the popular social media platform. The gamer, who is known for posting Fortnite and Call of Duty content to his TikTok channel @overtflow<\/a>, says the app\u2019s potential US ban<\/a> could be \u201cdevastating\u201d to \u201ctens of thousands\u201d of creators. HollywoodLife<\/strong> spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Overtflow to share his feelings on the potential ban after Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> issued executive orders on Aug. 6 that would restrict TikTok from operating in the US if they were not sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to a US-based firm by September 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as the potential ban I think it’s a scary thing,\u201d he said. \u201cI know for a fact that there’s probably 10,000 creators using Tiktok<\/a> full-time, along with thousands of USA-based TikTok employees and that would be putting all of those guys out of a job, which would be horrifying for them<\/a>. For influencers, like 90 percent of my income comes from TikTok and brand deals that I have through that so for me it would definitely be a devastating thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Overtflow is one of the more influential TikTokers and spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife about the potential US ban on the popular app. (Photo credit: PJ \u201cOvertflow\u201d Brittain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump has been against any Chinese owned social media apps in the US marketplace, fearing national security concerns. But Overtflow explained, \u201cYou know, every app collects data, every app tracks what you do, every app sees what you’re interested in, so that they can serve you ads, so that they can serve you more personalized stuff, and more personalized videos<\/a>, more personalized ads. Every app on your phone does this so I think that TikTok is no different in that sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u266c original sound – overtflow<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n