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- Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he wanted to buy TikTok.
- Part of his plan involves scrapping the original algorithm and rebuilding the app.
- That's really hard to do, critics say.
Earlier in March, during an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box,'" Steven Mnuchin, the former US Treasury Secretary, said he was building a team of investors that could buy TikTok within six months.