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Fashion and Beauty Need to Prepare For a TikTok Ban

The app is running out of options as the January 19 deadline for ByteDance to sell it or see it banned rapidly approaches. Fashion and beauty brands should get ready.
TikTok is facing new pressures.
TikTok is facing new pressures. (Shutterstock)

Fashion and beauty brands are watching closely as TikTok fights a desperate battle to halt its impending ban.

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What Would a Post-TikTok US Mean for Brands? Look to India

TikTok’s future in the US is being put to the test this week, as the ByteDance-owned app fights its looming ban in court. If its efforts fail, India’s social media marketing landscape could serve as a blueprint for brands in a post-TikTok world.

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Marc Bain
Marc Bain

Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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