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Live Nation Maintains Lobbying Pressure Amid Regulatory Scrutiny, Antitrust Investigation

Dylan Smith
January 3, 2023
Photo Credit: Live Nation Amid congressional scrutiny over its business practices and market positioning – on top of an ongoing Justice Department antitrust investigation – Live Nation is continuing to lobby ... Read More...
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TikTok Officially Banned On Congressional Devices as Data Security Concerns Ramp Up

Dylan Smith
December 28, 2022
TikTok is officially banned in the House of Representatives, the chief administrative officer has revealed in a formal notice sent to lawmakers and their staff. TikTok has now been banned in another legisla... Read More...
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White House Officials Reportedly Push for TikTok ‘Forced Sale’ Amid Growing User-Data and Content Scrutiny

Dylan Smith
December 27, 2022
Photo Credit: Rene DeAnda As states and universities continue to ban TikTok – and after Congress approved the No TikTok on Government Devices Act as part of its almost $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill – so... Read More...

Multiple Universities Begin Banning TikTok After ByteDance Admits Employees Improperly Accessed User Data

Dylan Smith
December 23, 2022
Several buildings on the University of Oklahoma campus. Photo Credit: Nicholas Benson After a number of states prohibited government employees from using TikTok due to security concerns – and as Congress weig... Read More...
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Congress Adds Modified ‘No TikTok on Government Devices Act’ to $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill

Dylan Smith
December 21, 2022
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Earlier this month, the Senate unanimously passed the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” which, as its title suggests, would prohibit the use of the video-sharing app on all go... Read More...
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December 19, 2022
Photo Credit: Stephen Poore Virginia joins the growing list of U.S. states that have banned TikTok for government officials. "TikTok and WeChat data are a channel to the Chinese Communist Party, and their co... Read More...
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Senate Unanimously Passes the ‘No TikTok On Government Devices Act’ Amid Continued User-Data Scrutiny

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December 15, 2022
Amid heightened scrutiny over the security of user data on TikTok, the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed legislation that would ban the ByteDance-owned app from government devices. Senator Josh Hawley, who... Read More...
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Federal Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok Amid Growing User-Data and Privacy Concerns

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December 13, 2022
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa With multiple states having recently prohibited employees from using TikTok due to growing security concerns, federal lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation, the ANTI-SOC... Read More...
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CRB Announces 2023 Cost of Living Adjustment For Webcaster Royalty Rates — Songwriters Demand Similar Provision For Streaming Royalties

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December 8, 2022
Washington, D.C.'s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. After increasing webcasting royalty rates for the 2021-2025 period, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has officially... Read More...
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House of Representatives Demands ‘Staff Briefing’ With Live Nation Following Eras Tour Ticketing Fiasco

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December 7, 2022
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary are continuing to grapple with congressional scrutiny (and fan pushback) following the much-publicized Eras Tour ticketing fiasco, as lawmakers are now demanding a ... Read More...
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iHeartMedia, Google Settle Deceptive Ads Lawsuit with FTC

Ashley King
November 29, 2022
Photo Credit: Daniel Romero iHeartMedia and Google have settled a lawsuit with the FTC and seven states over deceptive advertising of its Pixel 4 smartphones. The lawsuit claims that Google paid radio hosts ... Read More...

Bipartisan Senate Hearing On ‘The Lack of Competition In the Ticketing Industry’ Announced Following Taylor Swift Ticketing Debacle

Dylan Smith
November 23, 2022
Last week, amid a multitude of fan complaints, Live Nation’s Ticketmaster faced criticism and regulatory scrutiny from lawmakers. Now, a Senate investigation into “the lack of competition in the ticketing ind... Read More...
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