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Trump eyeing plan to avoid TikTok ban as deadline looms

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Amazon has now sent a letter to the Trump administration to join the bidding war for TikTok, sources told ABC News.
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A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Ch...
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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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Trump eyeing plan to avoid TikTok ban as deadline looms: Source
President Donald Trump said over the weekend there are lots of potential buyers and said he'd like to keep the app alive. The administration has set an April 5 deadline for the app to be banned if it is not sold by it's Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance.
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Despite the increasing number of potential buyers, neither the app nor its Chinese owner have confirmed they will do a deal.
OnlyFans founder, crypto foundation submit late-stage bid to buy TikTok
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AppLovin bids for TikTok in all markets outside of China
Marketing platform AppLovin said on Thursday it has submitted a bid for TikTok assets outside of China, ahead of the April 5 deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump to find a non-Chinese buyer for the short video app used by 170 million Americans.
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Trump Maneuvers for a TikTok Deal While China Waits Silently Off Stage
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Trump, TikTok and China

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"You have a situation with TikTok where China will probably say: 'We'll approve a deal, but will you do something on the tariffs?'"
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As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance, the social media...
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CBS News has learned that Amazon has now put in a bid to buy TikTok.
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China's TikTok approval may lead to US tariff reductions, says Trump
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump used TikTok as an example of how tariffs can be used to negotiate with other countries.
Trump says China could get tariff relief if it approves TikTok deal
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would consider a deal for TikTok where China agrees to approve the sale of the short video app owned by Byte Dance in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.
Trump’s meeting on TikTok: Will a deal be reached in time?
Saturday is the deadline for Trump’s presidential action, which kept TikTok alive for an extra 75 days after the Jan. 19 deadline that had been set by Congress and signed into law by former President Joe Biden last year.
Trump signals TikTok sale will done by April 5 deadline. Who will buy it?
Although it’s unclear if ByteDance plans to sell TikTok, several potential bidders have come forward in the past few months.
Will TikTok Disappear Again? Here's What You Need to Know Just in Case
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Latest news on potential TikTok sale as Trump's tariffs announcement looms
Reports are emerging that President Trump may have some news about a potential sale of TikTok. This comes as the world awaits Mr. Trump's announcement on tariffs. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent reports.
Amazon in talks to buy U.S. TikTok outfit
This Saturday is the deadline for TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the app’s U.S.operations or face a ban in the United States. CBS News has learned that Amazon has now put in a bid to buy TikTok.
Amazon reportedly bids for TikTok as deadline looms
Amazon is said to have placed a bid to acquire TikTok. The move comes as the video app's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, faces a Saturday deadline to sell its U.S. operations or face a ban in the U.
Trump’s TikTok idea highlights his incoherent talk on tariffs
President Donald Trump has floated tariff relief for China in exchange for the country’s approval of a deal to sell TikTok to a U.S. buyer. That proposal has predictably been panned by Democrats and Republicans alike.

Amazon reportedly bids for TikTok

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Amazon has made a late bid to purchase TikTok, a person familiar with the ongoing White House-led discussions to identify a non-Chinese buyer for the social media app told NBC News.
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Interestingly, The Times reported “various parties” involved “do not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously.”
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Amazon joins list of TikTok suitors as deadline for a U.S. buyer nears
Trump gave China’s ByteDance until Saturday to sell or divest its U.S. TikTok business. A source confirmed to NBC News that the e-commerce giant had made a last-minute pitch.
TikTok is almost out of time: Is Amazon buying TikTok? TikTok bids and what to know
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Amazon reportedly wants to buy TikTok now too
Amazon has reportedly joined the growing list of suitors angling to acquire TikTok as a new ban deadline approaches. According to The New York Times, the retailer has made a “last-minute bid” to buy the app,
Amazon Makes Last-Minute Bid for TikTok Days Before Deadline to Sell
Amazon is making a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok, the New York Times reported on Wednesday as the deadline for a deal quickly approaches.
Amazon Bids for TikTok as Deadline Nears
Amazon has made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok as the app nears an April 5 deadline to cut ties with its Chinese owner or face a U.S. ban, according to a New York Times article published on April 2.
Amazon puts a last-minute bid on TikTok as a U.S. ban looms
Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday.
There's no TikTok deal (yet). But don't expect a TikTok ban on Saturday.
TikTok could be banned in the US in the next few days. Or it could stay. Perhaps it will have new owners. Maybe not. Here's how to untangle it all.
OnlyFans founder and a crypto foundation launch a ‘David vs. Goliath’ bid to buy TikTok
Tim Stokely, the founder of the adult content social-media platform OnlyFans, and the crypto-focused Hbar Foundation submitted an eleventh-hour bid to purchase TikTok this week. The intent to bid was made by Zoop,
Trump Says TikTok Deal Within Reach, Involves Multiple Investors
President Donald Trump said the US was close to unveiling a plan that would spare the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from a US ban, with multiple investors involved in discussions for a deal.
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YouTube is updating Shorts with TikTok-like editing features
YouTube is adding new features to Shorts that aim to make it easier for creators to edit short-form videos. There are five new tools “coming this spring” according to YouTube’s announcement, including a revamped video editor that provides similar editing features to those already found on competing platforms like TikTok and Reels.
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