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Lana Del Rey Gets Blowback Over Undisclosed Skims Ads on Instagram

April 1, 2025

Lana Del Rey is getting taken to task by the national Advertising Division (NAD) over undisclosed ads for Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand on Instagram. Both Lana Del Rey and Brittany Mahomes both were asked to ... Read More...

US-Based TikTok Will Have New Owner By This Weekend, According to Trump

Ashley King

March 31, 2025

President Trump has stated that a deal for TikTok’s U.S. operations will be struck “by the weekend” ahead of the extended April 5 deadline. “We have a lot of potential buyers,” Trump shared with reporters ab... Read More...

Who Says WeVerse Gets to Have All the Fun? — Kakao Launches Berriz Worldwide

Ashley King

March 30, 2025

Kakao Entertainment launches global fan platform Berriz to a worldwide audience, where it hopes to offer a sweet spot for all manner of fandoms. As a fan platform for K-culture, Berriz (pronounced like “berr... Read More...

YouTube Shorts changes how it counts views

YouTube Shorts Changes the Way It Counts ‘Views’ — But No Changes to Monetization

Ashley King

March 27, 2025

YouTube Shorts will change the way it counts ‘views’ to match industry standards starting March 31. This change will have no impact on monetization. Beginning on March 31, YouTube will change how it counts v... Read More...

Trump May Offer China Lower Tariffs to Encourage a TikTok Deal as April 5th Deadline Fast Approaches

Ashley King

March 27, 2025

President Trump said he would be willing to lower tariffs on China to get the deal for TikTok’s U.S. operations complete. ByteDance has until April 5 to find a buyer for these operations—but Trump has also si... Read More...

TikTok shedding executive talent ahead of ban

TikTok’s Ole Obermann Jumped Ship Last Month — Now There’s Another Big Departure Ahead of the April 5th Ban

Ashley King

March 25, 2025

What do these guys know that we don't? Perhaps the question answers itself: now TikTok’s Global Business Solutions Head, Blake Chandlee, is leaving the company, according to an internal memo. The move comes j... Read More...

US TikTok ban deadline less than two weeks away

US TikTok Ban Deadline is Two Weeks Away — US Investors, Oracle Scramble to Tie Up a Deal as China Folds Its Arms

Ashley King

March 21, 2025

With the latest TikTok ban in the US just two weeks away, will Chinese parent company ByteDance agree to any sort of arrangement? The battle for a US-based TikTok deal seems to be largely powered by US inves... Read More...

Oracle is the front runner to assume TikTok's U.S. operations

Oracle Is Still the Front Runner for the White House’s TikTok Deal — If ByteDance Is Willing to Dance

Ashley King

March 18, 2025

Oracle has become the front runner to assume TikTok’s U.S. operations—though it remains unclear what kind of deal will be struck. It’s also unclear if ByteDance is even on board with the transfer of operation... Read More...

A TikTok Deal Could Be Announced Within a Month — At Least According to the Latest White House Intel

Ashley King

March 17, 2025

Is a TikTok deal finally happening next month? A new report from Reuters suggests Vice President JD Vance has the framework for new ownership of TikTok’s U.S. operations ready to go. The fate of TikTok in th... Read More...

Is Oracle the Frontrunner to Run TikTok?

Ashley King

March 14, 2025

Oracle is reportedly a top contender to help run TikTok, which has until April to finalize a sale to a US-based buyer. New reports suggest that Texas-based computer tech giant Oracle is the leading candidate... Read More...

Sony Music Sues the University of Southern California Over Alleged Social Media Infringement: ‘USC Chose to Flaunt Copyright Law’

Dylan Smith

March 13, 2025

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has fired off another social media copyright complaint – this time against the University of Southern California (USC), which is accused of “blatantly willful” infringement. T... Read More...

Federal Judge allows AI copyright suit against Meta to go forward

Federal Judge Allows Authors’ AI Copyright Case Against Meta to Move Forward After Dismissing a Portion of the Lawsuit

Ashley King

March 10, 2025

A federal judge allows an AI copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, though he dismissed a portion of the original suit. A group of authors, including Richard Kadrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and comedian S... Read More...

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