Dallas content creators eye TikTok ban with worry, dread

In early 2020, Victoria Jameson was selling clothes from her closet to cover bills. The professional makeup artist saw her jobs vanish overnight during the pandemic, and her bank account dipped under $100. Jameson, who had been trying to break into social media influencing, doubled down on TikTok, where she posted hair and makeup tutorials and random snippets of her life. Her videos found an audience. Jameson, who lives in Dallas’ Lower Greenville area, gained tens of thousands of followers over the next year, eventually scoring partnerships with QuikTrip, L’Oréal...