Amazon Submits Last-Minute Bid to Acquire TikTok Ahead of U.S. Ban Deadline

days before a U.S. government-imposed deadline that could lead to the app's ban in the United States. The bid was communicated through a letter addressed to Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. However, insiders suggest that the offer is not being taken seriously by key negotiators.

The U.S. government has set a deadline of April 5 for TikTok's parent company, China-based ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban. This action stems from longstanding national security concerns. . .