According to a study by Oxford Economics, roughly 58,000 small businesses use TikTok in Connecticut which added $310 million to the state's GDP in 2023.

Shierka Billips runs SVG On Demand from her basement in the Oakdale section of Montville. She said TikTok is a huge part of her revenue and she’s made hundreds of thousands of dollars on the app. “I’m emotional,

TikTok is warning of some wide-ranging consequences if the Supreme Court allows the law banning the video app to take effect on Jan. 19.

President Biden signed a law that allows the government to ban foreign-owned apps that threaten national security. If TikTok isn’t sold by Sunday, it faces a nationwide ban.

TikTokers in our state are scrambling to figure out what to do following the Supreme Court decision. It ruled a ban on the app can go forward, potentially as soon as Sunday. “It all kind of feels like a prank.