DMV content creators await Supreme Court's TikTok decision
Jan 14, 2025
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- Content creators based in the D.C. area are weighing their options as the Supreme Court considers arguments over whether TikTok should be banned.
"I go to a lot of creator events and I meet a lot of people and their main platform is TikTok," said Onosetale Ijewere, who goes by highvibebyOnose on social media.
Ijewere started her content creation journey in January 2023.
“I had just left my job as an emergency room nurse and I was looking for ways to just connect back with myself and ways to connect with my communities since I was really burnt out," she said.
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Her content is based on current events and things happening throughout the DMV.
"I love to put out high vibrational events in D.C., I love to share experiences that connect people to themselves, and to others in their community," Ijewere said.
The full-time content creator, with more than 29,000 TikTok followers, is now creating a backup plan in case the platform is banned.
"I'm moving over to YouTube as well, and so just figuring out what I need to prioritize as a creator," she said.
Beyond its ability to provide extra income, she also relied on the app to stay connected to the community and to research different topics.
"[I'm] just thinking about the amount of things that we're going to lose," she said.