TikTok app will be banned and go dark in US unless ByteDance makes a deal. Tim Stokely, founder of OnlyFans and Amazon submit late bids. What to know

Amazon and AppLovin reportedly submitted bids to acquire TikTok, ahead of a U.S. ban set to go into effect Saturday if no deal is reached with the app's Chinese parent company.

Amazon has submitted a bid to acquire all of TikTok, according to a new report from The New York Times. The last-minute bid comes as TikTok faces an April 5 deadline to shed its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the U.

However, key parties involved in negotiations on a potential TikTok sale “do not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously,” according to The New York Times.

A big New York Times report dropped today alleging that the e-commerce giant Amazon put in a last-minute bid to purchase TikTok ahead of its latest ban extension ending on Saturday, April 5.

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.

The Spheres are reflected in one of Amazon's corporate office towers at the company's headquarters in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo /) Move

Amazon.com has put in a last-minute bid to buy TikTok, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the offer, days ahead of a deadline the short-form video app is staring at to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a U.S. ban.

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 the platform is set to