Trump eyeing plan to avoid TikTok ban

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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.
Trump's 'TikTok America' plan could solve TikTok's woes in the US
A recent report from The Information reveals that Trump has a plan for TikTok, which is to form a new "TikTok America" company.
Trump considers TikTok algorithm 'lease'
President Donald Trump is reviewing a strategy to avert a TikTok ban scheduled to take effect April 5, in a critical political test that will force the president to weigh the interests of China hawks in his own party against the online MAGA supporters who helped deliver him the White House.

Amazon's Last-Minute Bid for TikTok Comes

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TikTok Ban: Is Time Running Out?
TikTok may be running out of time. The wildly popular social media app faces a Saturday deadline to sell itself to a buyer deemed fit by US officials or face being banned in this country. However, plenty could happen before then.
Amazon makes bid to buy TikTok as US ban is set to go into effect soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
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Trump team has weighed deal to save TikTok, leaving algorithm in Chinese ownership
President Donald Trump on Wednesday considered a strategy to avert a TikTok ban scheduled to take effect Saturday.
Amazon's last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban is set to take effect Saturday
Amazon.com has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said, in an 11th-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on ...
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There’s lots of sensitive information on TikTok about Americans going back years,” she added. The Chinese government could ...
Trump to weigh options for potential TikTok deal, sources say, with ban days away
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The plan to decentralize TikTok
As the sale deadline looms, Project Liberty wants to buy TikTok and give users their data back. ZDNET spoke with the ...
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Trump team has weighed deal to save TikTok that would leave algorithm in Chinese ownership
The White House has examined a menu of options to avert a TikTok ban deadline set for Saturday. One proposal — letting TikTok ...
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World markets respond to Trump's new tariffs. And, TikTok nears its sell-by date
Trump announced new tariffs on goods from all countries yesterday. Economists are worried about the domestic and worldwide ...