ByteDance's Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? You’re not the only one. Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform’s sister app. Lemon8 resembles an amalgamation of the types of short-form videos found on TikTok and the picture-perfect aesthetic of Instagram and Pinterest. But there’s a hitch. The federal law that would wipe out TikTok’s U.S. operation if it’s not sold to an approved buyer states the requirement applies generally to apps that are owned or operated by TikTok, its China-based parent company or any of their subsidiaries. That means even though Lemon8 isn't explicitly named in the statute, it's future in the U.S. also is in jeopardy.