If TikTok goes dark, some say they'll lose livelihoods: "We'd have to completely rebuild"

TikTok could soon go dark in the U.S. as a result of the Supreme Court on Friday upholding a law banning the app unless it is sold by its China-based parent company. If that happens, small businesses and content creators whose livelihoods depend on the social media platform would be wiped out along with the app. 

Independent companies say the bulk of their sales are inextricably linked to the platform and that the success they've had hawking products on TikTok cannot be matched elsewhere. 

Jessica Simon, the founder of Mississippi Candle Company, on Friday said she was "grieving" over what she anticipates to be a steep decline in sales if TikTok is banned from app stores in the U.S. as early as Sunday.