Why TikTok's first week of American ownership was a disaster(theguardian.com)
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Why TikTok's first week of American ownership was a disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/01/tiktok-first-week
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How is it a disaster? They still control the app, and now they can adjust the algorithms to dampen down on discourse they don't want. So what if they lose a chunk of the audience, they can force a sale of whatever app those people move to too.
Less users = less money the owners are making.
What if people are moving to "No App"? Social media is becoming uncool, especially with all the government involvement lately. I wouldn't bet a small sum that many of those quitting Tiktok are done with social media.
What if people are moving to "No App"? Social media is becoming uncool, especially with all the government involvement lately. I wouldn't bet a small sum that many of those quitting Tiktok are done with social media.
"No App" is still a completely acceptable result, they didn't buy tiktok to make money, they did it to stop people talking about things that the owners disagree with.
I feel like Oracle and the involved parties of the sale are expecting to make money from the transaction over time.