Publishers not ready to change social media strategies as TikTok ban looms

Publishers not ready to change social media strategies as TikTok ban looms

Execs at Bustle Digital Group, Gallery Media Group and The Washington Post don’t have plans to change their audience development strategies on social media or abandon TikTok as a result of the impending ban.

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