Bhala says the TikTok ban could cause a domino effect of other companies distancing themselves from China. “Decoupling literally is a coupling to do more transactions more trade and investment and finance. Then coupling is to do less and less and find third countries like Malaysia, and India as substitutes for China,” said Bhala.

While a previous attempt to ban the social media app TikTok in the U.S. was stalled in the Senate earlier this year, a revived version of it could very well pass as part of larger legislation providing aid to foreign allies.

The TikTok ban bill has been proposed amid concerns that ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, could potentially grant the Chinese government access to the personal data of millions of Americans.

Under the new law signed this week, ByteDance has nine to 12 months to sell the platform to an American owner, or TikTok faces being banned in the U.S.

Social media content creators in Massachusetts might have to redirect their entire career if a TikTok ban goes into effect in the United States.