[ti:Small Businesses Say US TikTok Ban Would Hurt Them]
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[00:00.04]As the date nears
[00:02.32]for a possible U.S. ban
[00:05.12]on the video sharing service TikTok,
[00:08.88]some small companies are saying
[00:12.16]such a ban would hurt their business.
[00:16.68]The U.S. Justice Department has ordered
[00:20.48]TikTok's China-based parent, ByteDance,
[00:25.12]to sell the social media app
[00:27.72]by January 19 or face the ban.
[00:33.16]Lawyers for ByteDance and TikTok
[00:36.96]have sought legal action to temporarily block
[00:41.36]the Justice Department's order.
[00:44.32]The Supreme Court is expected
[00:47.48]to consider the matter in January.
[00:51.12]President-elect Donald Trump,
[00:54.28]who takes office January 20,
[00:57.44]has asked the Supreme Court to delay a ban
[01:01.84]to permit solving the problem
[01:04.60]through "political means."
[01:07.28]U.S. officials have long warned
[01:11.12]that TikTok presents national security concerns.
[01:16.12]The government accuses ByteDance
[01:19.80]of sharing user data with China's government.
[01:24.76]Critics have said China could also use TikTok
[01:30.20]to spread misinformation
[01:32.64]and that material published on the service
[01:36.64]can harm the mental health of young users.
[01:41.04]TikTok has repeatedly denied the accusations.
[01:46.84]The company has said it sees the app
[01:50.48]as an important tool to support
[01:54.04]Americans' right to free speech.
[01:57.52]Industry experts have said
[02:01.12]a U.S. ban on TikTok
[02:03.92]could affect millions of small businesses
[02:07.80]that use the service to grow.
[02:11.76]TikTok launched in the United States in 2016.
[02:17.56]Since then, many small business owners
[02:21.64]have been using it in different ways.
[02:25.08]These include marketing and advertising campaigns
[02:30.44]to introduce new products.
[02:33.60]Many companies also sell goods
[02:37.16]directly through the app.
[02:39.88]TikTok's own estimates suggest
[02:44.24]small businesses currently using the service
[02:48.36]would lose more than $1 billion in revenue
[02:52.96]in a single month if the ban goes into effect.
[02:57.96]One example of how TikTok can be used
[03:02.52]to quickly grow a business
[03:05.12]is the experience of Desiree Hill.
[03:09.24]She is the owner of Crown's Corner Mechanic
[03:13.72]in Conyers, Georgia.
[03:16.24]She told the Associated Press
[03:19.72]that sharing videos of her work on TikTok
[03:24.12]helped spread the word online about her business.
[03:29.00]As a result, the app
[03:31.80]made her services so popular
[03:35.12]she was able to open her own shop
[03:38.16]with five employees 18 months ago.
[03:43.08]"Every day I get at least two to three customers
[03:48.20]that have seen me on TikTok,
[03:50.40]watched my videos
[03:52.48]and wanted to become a customer," Hill said.
[03:57.20]If a ban on TikTok is established,
[04:01.52]many businesses would likely move
[04:04.32]to other services to reach customers.
[04:08.96]Instagram Reels, Snapchat
[04:12.60]and YouTube Shorts are three possibilities.
[04:16.64]Many small companies already use those apps.
[04:21.48]But business experts say
[04:24.60]it might be harder to get teens
[04:27.56]who have long used TikTok
[04:30.24]to start using other apps.
[04:33.12]Another way for businesses to reduce the effects of a ban
[04:35.16]would be for them to build a strong base of customers
[04:40.00]who are willing to provide their contact emails or phone numbers.
[04:45.96]That permits owners
[04:48.68]to reach out directly to users
[04:51.40]with new offers and other marketing messages.
[04:55.92]Hill, of Crown Corner Mechanics,
[04:59.52]worries that other services would not
[05:02.88]reach as many possible customers as TikTok.
[05:07.76]She said she is already using YouTube,
[05:12.00]Instagram and Facebook,
[05:14.68]but has not been getting the same results.
[05:18.68]"I am worried because there is no preparation for this,"
[05:24.00]Hill told the AP.
[05:26.52]She added, "If I lose TikTok,
[05:30.36]I will lose a large part of my business
[05:34.08]or I will lose my ability to grow anymore."
[05:38.72]Crystal Lister uses TikTok for her business,
[05:43.84]called Mommy and Me: The Listers,
[05:47.60]in Cypress, Texas.
[05:49.60]The company offers interactive educational training
[05:54.84]in subjects including technology and science.
[05:59.48]Now, she is seeking to move her offerings
[06:03.64]to YouTube and Instagram Reels
[06:07.20]but says TikTok is easier to use.
[06:11.52]"It is going to be a challenge if TikTok is banned
[06:16.60]because we're losing kind of
[06:19.00]all the functionality you want," Lister said.
[06:23.36]These could include video creation methods
[06:27.80]and the ability to spread product details
[06:32.00]through social media.
[06:33.88]"So we'll have to use many other platforms
[06:38.28]to supplement what TikTok did in one."
[06:42.88]I'm Bryan Lynn. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM
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