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TikTok surviving US ban usage stats for January 2025

TikTok Isn’t Just Surviving the US Ban — It’s Crushing YouTube and Meta In 2025

February 12, 2025

Despite the federal ban, US TikTok users average 107 minutes a day on the app in January, blowing YouTube and Meta apps out of the water. New data from Guggenheim Partners and Apptopia this week shows TikTok... Read More...

TikTok Discover List 2025: 50 Creators Making a Positive Impact and Redefining Culture

Ashley King

February 12, 2025

TikTok unveils its 2025 Discover List, featuring 50 creators across the globe who are making a positive impact on and off the platform. This year’s Discover List is divided into five categories: educators, f... Read More...

reactions to Chappell Roan's Grammys speech continue to intensify as artists respond to her donation challenge

Reactions to Chappell Roan’s Grammy Speech Intensify: Jeff Rabhan, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic Respond, Noah Kahan and Charli XCX Match $25,000 Donations

Ashley King

February 10, 2025

Chappell Roan’s Grammy acceptance speech keeps making headlines as the reactions continue to roll in. Artists like Charli XCX, Noah Kahan, and Halsey match her $25k donation to charity Backline’s campaign. C... Read More...

Elon Musk not interested in a TikTok acquisition

Elon Musk Isn’t Bidding for TikTok—And Had No Interest

Ashley King

February 10, 2025

Elon Musk says he’s not interested in a TikTok acquisition and is not part of any current acquisition offer of the platform. Reuters reports that Musk’s comments were made in late January at a summit in whic... Read More...

Elon Musk Urged to Ban Kanye West from X/Twitter

Ashley King

February 9, 2025

‘Friends’ star David Schwimmer asked Elon Musk to ban Kanye West from the former Twitter after the disgraced rapper’s latest antisemitic tirade. Riding the coattails of his controversial red carpet appearanc... Read More...

Vice President JD Vance Tapped to Spearhead TikTok Acquisition Deal

Ashley King

February 7, 2025

Despite reports of ByteDance slow-rolling the TikTok sale process, JD Vance has been placed at the head of a potential acquisition. Here’s what we know. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and VP JD Vance w... Read More...

ByteDance slow-rolls TikTok sale amid broader trade negotiations

TikTok Sale Reportedly Getting ‘Slow-Rolled’ By the Chinese Government Amidst Broader Trade Negotiations

Ashley King

February 6, 2025

President Trump gave ByteDance a 75-day stay to find an American buyer for TikTok. But the company appears to be slow-rolling the process amid broader trade negotiations. According to sources speaking to The... Read More...

TikTok’s ‘Environment of Uncertainty’ Is a Boon for Snapchat, Says Snap CEO

Ashley King

February 5, 2025

TikTok’s ‘overall environment of uncertainty’ has been benefitting Snapchat’s business, according to Snap founder and CEO Evan Spiegel. The social media company reported revenue of $1.55 billion, up from $1.... Read More...

Who’s in the Running to Buy TikTok? — Here’s the Current List of Interested Parties

Ashley King

February 4, 2025

Who’s still in the running for consideration to buy TikTok? And will it even matter? Here’s an updated list of probable and interested parties. Since Trump’s executive order extending the deadline by which B... Read More...

Trump Creates Sovereign Wealth Fund Ahead of Possible TikTok Deal

Ashley King

February 4, 2025

President Trump signed a executive order directing the United States to begin developing a government-owned sovereign wealth fund. He says it could be used to profit from TikTok if it finds an American buyer.... Read More...

Triller Announces $50 Million in Equity Funding — And Faces New Lawsuits — As TikTok’s U.S. Fate Hangs in the Balance

Dylan Smith

February 3, 2025

As TikTok’s U.S. fate hangs in the balance, the revamped Triller has scored a $50 million equity raise and announced another board appointment. Meanwhile, the company is also facing new lawsuits, one submitte... Read More...

The MLC may Appeal Spotify's bundling court victory

The MLC Is ‘Evaluating All Available Options’—Including Appealing Spotify’s Bundling Court Victory

Ashley King

January 31, 2025

After the court granted Spotify's motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) in May 2024, the organization says it is evaluating all options—including appealing the dec... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Apple Music Unveils Karaoke-Like Selfie Sing Video Mode

Copyright Alliance Issues Urgent Statement on Meta’s Proposed Commercial TOS Updates

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