Or they don't want US social media companies to buy TikTok US and use their IP to outcompete them across the world? On that note, many US-based TikTok users ha

Or they don't want US social media companies to buy TikTok US and use their IP to outcompete them across the world? On that note, many US-based TikTok users have reported that the app and the algorithm are substantially worse since the ban was lifted, with speculation that TikTok might sell a watered down version of the TikTok experience to an American buyer.