Small businesses worried about loss of TikTok with ban looming [Video]

PHOENIX — The future of the popular video-sharing app TikTok is uncertain as the Supreme Court prepares to hear the company’s case against a proposed U.S. ban.

TikTok is challenging the ban, which was signed into law by President Biden in April, citing concerns over national security.

The company argues that the ban would infringe on users’ freedom of speech.

“I think it’s something very scary for us… to know we are here close to the deadline already,” said IIse Valenzuela Sears, owner of AZ Taco King in Glendale. 

Sears credits TikTok with exponentially growing her business, which started as a small taco venture making $500 a week and eventually hit $1.3 million in sales in the first year. 

“It was insane to see the growth,” Valenzuela Sears said. 

TikTok has become an essential platform for many businesses, …