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Amazon Makes Bid for TikTok

Deadline to acquire the social media platform is April 5.

The connection between “add to cart” and social media may get a little closer.

Before an April 5 deadline, a barrage of suitors have thrown their hats into the ring to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations—including global retail giant Amazon.

According to Adweek, among the latest to join the bidding war are Amazon, Amazon, Oracle, Blackstone and Andreessen Horowitz.

Meanwhile, Trump reportedly met with top White House officials on April 2 to review strategies aimed at averting a TikTok ban and discuss a proposal that could secure the app’s future in the U.S., according to reports.

Learn about my visit to TikTok headquarters here.

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