Jeff Bezos Makes Last-Minute Offer for TikTok
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Amazon has put in a last-minute bid to buy TikTok as the April 5 deadline determining the popular video app’s fate quickly approaches. Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce giant has joined an unnamed list of buyers...
The New York Times |
President Trump on Friday granted TikTok another reprieve by announcing he would extend the deadline for when the popular app had to make a deal to be separated from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or ...
Reuters |
Bidders for the short video social media company are piling up, as the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches.
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The White House really wants to get a deal to sell Chinese short-video app TikTok to a US company and remove all possibilities of the Mainland using it as a way to spy on Americans. Except, apparently,
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Several potential buyers have bid on the popular social media app to ensure its continued access in the United States.
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AfroTech on MSNAs The Deadline For TikTok’s Ban Approaches, Amazon Reportedly Places A Bid To Buy The AppAmazon, owned by Jeff Bezos, has placed a bid to acquire TikTok. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, the app owned by ByteDance is facing a ban in the United States due to its association with China — although TikTok states it is not tied to the Chinese government.
However, key parties involved in negotiations on a potential TikTok sale “do not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously,” according to The New York Times.
Led by billionaire Frank McCourt of Project Liberty, with ‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary, this consortium offered over $20 billion, according to Fortune. It includes Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and aims to rearchitect TikTok for user data control.
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Daily Post Nigeria on MSNTrump extends TikTok sale, explains delayPresident Donald Trump has announced an extension of the 5 April deadline for the sale of TikTok to an American buyer. The United States government had previously approved the sale of the short-video social media platform due to concerns over potential hacking and data theft by China.
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Soap Central on MSNAmazon places a bid for TikTok, users are already joking that deliveries will now require a viral dance challengeAmazon has placed a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok. This came after TikTok was again in the crosshairs for a ban within the US.
Trump added that he looked forward to working with TikTok and China to close the deal, and that he did not want the app to "go dark."
News of the offer emerged as Trump prepared to meet with senior officials to review the approaching cutoff for TikTok's sale.
The White House is close to endorsing a deal for US investors to buy TikTok’s American operations, wresting control of the popular video app from its Chinese owners.
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order extending the deadline for the sale of TikTok’s operations in the country by another 75 days.While ByteDance now has until June 19 to reach a deal,