The post ‘TikTok USA’ will be bad for creators, users, and privacy appeared com. Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto. news’ editorial. TikTok had a good run in the United States, but I believe this is about to change, especially given the sale of its operations and a copy of its algorithm to a consortium of investors that includes Oracle, Silver Lake, and a number of others yet to be determined. This consortium is slated to take over the U. S. operations of TikTok, probably sometime early next year. Summary TikTok’s U. S. operations are being sold to a consortium led by Oracle and Silver Lake, ending its Chinese ownership but raising new concerns about government influence and narrative control under American hands. While the sale was justified as a move to protect U. S. user data, critics argue it’s more about controlling narratives, shifting power from one centralized entity to another that’s deeply tied to U. S. political and corporate interests. The author warns that decentralized media is the only safeguard for democracy; without it, platforms like the new TikTok risk becoming powerful echo chambers that stifle speech, suppress dissent, and deepen national division. Why did TikTok have to be sold in the first place? It was the first global impact social media platform that was not controlled by the usual social media giants, all of which had been based and operated in the U. S. That was not necessarily a bad thing, even though there had always been rumors about the Chinese government accessing U. S. user data on the platform, leading to a temporary ban of TikTok in the U. S. in January 2025. The question we should ask ourselves is, was it really a concern about U. S. user data in the hands of the Chinese government that forced a sale? Narrative control.