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• ByteDance turned a $25 billion profit last year, but the TikTok ban threats keep coming
• A Trans Day of Visibility campaign has raised $2.2 million for gender-affirming healthcare

  TikTok stars Mercury Stardust and AlluringSkull have raised more than $2 million through a Trans Day of Visibility fundraiser.

  
• TikTok and ByteDance have spent at least $13.4 million on U.S. lobbying since 2019

  TikTok and ByteDance have ramped up their lobbying campaigns in D.C. as they hope to avoid a nationwide ban in the U.S.

  
• As the threat of a TikTok ban lingers, another ByteDance-owned app is trending up

  The ByteDance-owned app Lemon8, described as a mix of Instagram and Pinterest, is emerging as a potential alternative if TikTok gets banned.

  
• TikTok, Snap, Meta, YouTube among presenters at 2023 NewFronts
• In front of Congress, TikTok’s CEO was a pariah. In China, he’s a hero.
• Creators come to D.C. with a message for politicians: “TikTok is not a children’s dancing app”
• WME signs TikTok star Leo Gonzalez
• Will the dad of the D’Amelios be the one to rescue TikTok?
• TikTok looks to counter criticism by showing how it ‘Sparks Good’
• TikTok is sending influencers to Washington, D.C. to lobby on its behalf
• UTA signs TikTok ‘it girl’ Alix Earle