Just a few days that Tiktok faces a Total prohibition In the United States, Amazon has launched a last minute offer to acquire the popular video platform. The news has shaken the technological industry and the business world, although according to sources close to the negotiations, the offer of the electronic commerce giant is not being taken seriously by the key actors in the dispute for the future of Tiktok.
The conflict with Tiktok dates back to the recent application of the Law “Protecting America Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act”, which prevents applications under Chinese control operating in the United States.
Why does the United States prohibit Tiktok?
Although this restriction entered into force in January, former President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice not to enforce the regulations for a 75 -day grace period, a deadline that expires this Saturday, April 5. If by then a sales agreement has not been reached, Tiktok could be blocked again in the North American country, leaving in the air the access of millions of users to the platform.
Given this situation, several interested parties have been presenting proposals to get Tiktok. Among them are names like Oracle, the startup of Perplexity artificial intelligence and renowned entrepreneurs such as the influencer Mrbeast, the investor Kevin O'Leary and the magnate Frank McCourt. However, Amazon's irruption has been completely unexpected.
Despite Amazon's interest, many sources involved in the negotiation believe that the proposal of the Jeff Bezos company is more symbolic than realistic. The US government is cautious about any movement that does not guarantee Total Tiktok's separation of its parent company, Bytedance, based in China. In fact, one of the options that Trump Baraja is to allow the entry of several US investors, such as Oracle and the Blackstone investment fund, in an agreement that would not imply a total sale, which would generate new doubts about the legal viability of this alternative.
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For its part, Bytedonce has insisted that it has no intention of selling Tiktok, although this position could change if the only alternative is to see its prohibited application in the US. As the deadline is approaching, the great unknown is what decision will make Trump, who will meet in the next few hours with senior White House officials to evaluate the available options. In the air there is the possibility that the former president grants a new extension that prolongs uncertainty about Tiktok's fate in the country.
The possible Tiktok purchase by Amazon It opens a new scenario in which the platform could be integrated into the e -commerce giant ecosystem, with implications in the advertising market and the use of user data. However, it remains to be seen if the offer is solid enough to be considered in the final stretch of this conflict. Over time against Tiktok's future it is still unknown, and any last -minute movement could completely change the course of the application in the United States.
