Without TikTok, what would Americans do with their 53 billion free hours?

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Without TikTok, what would Americans do with their 53 billion free hours?
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People are likely to turn to short-form video alternatives from Meta Platforms Inc. (Reels), Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube (Shorts) and Snap Inc. (Spotlight),...

With Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley pressing Wednesday for immediate passage of his bill to ban TikTok in the U.S., how might Americans fill the 53 billion hours they now spend on the popular short-form video service?

“A... With Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley pressing Wednesday for immediate passage of his bill to ban TikTok in the U.S., how might Americans fill the 53 billion hours they now spend on the popular short-form video service? “A U.S. TikTok block would impact 95 [million] Americans using the product an average of 90 minutes per day, leaving 53 [billion] hours of digital-media consumption time up for grabs,” Nowak wrote. “From a stock perspective, we see the most potential upside from a TikTok ban in [Meta], while the impact to [Alphabet’s] stock would likely be more muted.”

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