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TikTok CEO Meets with EU Officials Over Privacy & Child Safety Concerns

January 11, 2023

Photo Credit: EU Audiovisual Service TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with EU officials to discuss privacy concerns and child safety protections. The European lawmakers asked the TikTok chief several questions fo... Read More...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Virginia bans TikTok government officials

As Jordan Bans TikTok, Virginia Joins List of US States Banning the App

Ashley King

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...

Senate Unanimously Passes the ‘No TikTok On Government Devices Act’ Amid Continued User-Data Scrutiny

Dylan Smith

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...

Federal Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok Amid Growing User-Data and Privacy Concerns

Dylan Smith

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

Dylan Smith

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...

House of Representatives Demands ‘Staff Briefing’ With Live Nation Following Eras Tour Ticketing Fiasco

Dylan Smith

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...

TikTok and Chinese Government Officials Push Back Against ByteDance Divestiture Demand As Bipartisan Criticism Continues

White House Reportedly Issues TikTok Forced Sale Demand As CEO Shou Zi Chew Prepares to Testify Before Congress

TikTok Unveils ‘Series’ Paywall Feature As Bipartisan Scrutiny Continues to Ramp Up

House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Bill Authorizing Biden to Ban TikTok: ‘A Modern-Day Trojan Horse of the CCP’

European Commission Updates Apple Antitrust Inquiry to Focus Specifically on ‘App Store Rules for Music Streaming Providers’

Live Nation Maintains Lobbying Pressure Amid Regulatory Scrutiny, Antitrust Investigation

Congress Adds Modified ‘No TikTok on Government Devices Act’ to $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill

CRB Announces 2023 Cost of Living Adjustment For Webcaster Royalty Rates — Songwriters Demand Similar Provision For Streaming Royalties

House of Representatives Demands ‘Staff Briefing’ With Live Nation Following Eras Tour Ticketing Fiasco

iHeartMedia, Google Settle Deceptive Ads Lawsuit with FTC