Black creators were instrumental in building TikTok. Now they fear they'll be hit the hardest by a ban.

• A bill passed last week that could lead to a TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells it to a US company.
• Black creators, who were instrumental in the platform's growth, could be significantly affected.
• Their feelings are complicated, though, due to tensions with equal pay and credit on the platform.

Black content creators were monumental in helping make TikTok into what it is today, but now they might be some of the most affected if the platform is banned in the US.

The US Senate passed a bill last week that could mean TikTok is removed from app stores in nine months unless its parent company, Bytedance, sells it to a US corporation.