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Legislation that would ban TikTok in the U.S. or force its sale is hurtling toward a vote in the House following months of behind-the-scenes efforts on Capitol Hill. The new push caught the service off-guard, ratcheting up interest from possible buyers and raising the possibility that one of the most popular apps in the country could soon be shut down,
As support grows for a bill in Congress that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, the video platform is trying to rally support among a key group: its own users, The Verge reported. TikTok sent users in the US a push notification on Wednesday, warning that “Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok” that would [strip] 170 million
After a long reprieve from serious congressional scrutiny, lawmakers are taking another crack at getting TikTok to sever ties from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, The Verge reported.
The bruising battle over royalties between Universal Music Group and TikTok entered a new and more severe stage in the early hours of Tuesday as songs published by UMG began to be removed from the platform, Variety reported. The standoff, which began earlier this month, initially saw recordings owned or distributed by UMG removed from the platform, but now is
A report commissioned by TikTok confirms what we’ve all known since the social media platform went mainstream in 2020: TikTok drives music streaming, Mashable reported. Conducted by entertainment data and research company Luminate, the “Music Impact Report” boasts TikTok’s positive influence on the music industry. It found TikTok users are twice as likely to find and share new music on
European authorities have found that Twitter had violated General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules when it comes to how it processes younger users’ personal data. Along with this decision, the regulator has revealed that it has slapped the social network with a €345 million ($368 million) fine, Engadget reported. As the regulating body where TikTok is headquartered and where its