The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.

The internet advocacy group's proposed purchase would bring TikTok under American ownership and prevent it from being banned in the U.S.

The move comes ahead of a Jan. 19 deadline by which ByteDance has to sell the platform or face a ban under a law signed by President Joe Biden on April 24. The consortium, which did not disclose the value of the proposal,

Influencers previously partnered with Lemon8 to promote the lesser-known app on TikTok. In recent weeks, many of them have hailed Lemon8 as the place to go if TikTok is banned under federal law. Some have also been recommending it through paid sponsored posts tagged #lemon8partner, showing a recent corporate push to generate more users.

With a potential U.S. ban just days away, content creators are turning their attention to TikTok's sister app.