Mnuchin wants to scrap TikTok’s algorithm in bid to buy the app

Published March 30, 2024 1:01pm ET



Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is reportedly telling investors he would rebuild TikTok if he is able to purchase the popular social media platform.

Mnuchin has told prospective investors that he may try to overcome the hurdles of a TikTok purchase from its current Chinese owners by not buying the algorithm, which China has banned from being exported, according to a report from the Washington Post.

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