The bid focuses on sovereignty of user data, but that was never the true concern about TikTok.
The concern around TikTok is control of the recommendation engine and its ability to influence politics. TikTok likely has more influence than all of traditional media combined, and it seems unlikely that Trump will allow it to be controlled by someone who also watched Reddit turn into a left-wing echo chamber.
The bid focuses on sovereignty of user data, but that was never the true concern about TikTok.
The concern around TikTok is control of the recommendation engine and its ability to influence politics. TikTok likely has more influence than all of traditional media combined, and it seems unlikely that Trump will allow it to be controlled by someone who also watched Reddit turn into a left-wing echo chamber.