A TikTok ban could also end short-form video as weve come to know it

With the passage of the bill that could effectively ban TikTok, ByteDance’s other major product, the short form video editor CapCut, is in jeopardy.

Multiple House aides familiar with the bill confirmed to The Washington Post that it’s their understanding that CapCut would be subject to the same divest-or-ban requirement as TikTok.

That, in turn, could lead to the collapse of the entire short form video ecosystem, say creators, users and experts. With short form video becoming the primary way young people express themselves online, a ban of CapCut would stifle self expression for millions of young people, the experts and creators note.

Since relaunching in the United States in 2018, TikTok has transformed the video landscape. Before then, most video content was produced in a horizontal or square format. TikTok mainstreamed fast paced, hyper edited, short form vertical video. As TikTok soared in popularity, short form video became the dominant form of expression for millions of content creators and …