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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear TikTok Ban Challenge — High-Stakes Oral Argument Set for January 10th

December 18, 2024

TikTok's battle for stateside survival just became even more interesting, as the Supreme Court has officially agreed to hear the platform’s ban-law challenge. The nation’s highest court granted TikTok's requ... Read More...

YouTube Partners with CAA On AI Deepfake Removal Tools for Talent

Ashley King

December 17, 2024

YouTube has announced a partnership with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to give talent more control over how AI is used to depict them. Through the collaboration, several of the world’s most influential f... Read More...

FYI Lines Up Jason Derulo, Imogen Heap, Brother Ali, Austin Brown for AI-Driven ‘Convos’ YouTube Series

Ashley King

December 17, 2024

FYI.AI is debuting its 'Convos' YouTube series, which sees artists and creatives engage in one-on-one, unscripted conversation with an AI persona inside the FYI.AI app. Artists share their stories, inspirati... Read More...

YouTube Is Testing Creator Voice Comment Replies — Here’s How It Works

Ashley King

December 16, 2024

YouTube says it is testing a new feature that will allow video creators to respond to comments with their own voice. Here’s how it works. For starters, the new feature is only available to creators in the te... Read More...

Congress TikTok letter to Google and Apple about removal

Congress Notifies Apple and Google To Prepare To Remove TikTok From Their App Stores on January 19th

Ashley King

December 13, 2024

Congress sends letters to the CEOs of Google and Apple that they must be ready to remove TikTok from their U.S. app stores on January 19. U.S. lawmakers told the CEOs of Apple and Google on Friday that the c... Read More...

YouTube Easily Trumping TikTok Among Teens

Ashley King

December 13, 2024

Pew Research Center reveals data about the top social media platforms among teens, with YouTube ranking surprisingly higher than TikTok. Amid growing national concern about technology’s impact on young peopl... Read More...

U.S. Government Formally Opposes TikTok Emergency Injunction Push As January 19th Sale Deadline Nears

Dylan Smith

December 12, 2024

Earlier this week, TikTok moved to pause, pending a Supreme Court review, the quick-approaching January 19th sale deadline it’s staring down in the States. Now, just 38 days ahead of the cutoff, the U.S. gove... Read More...

Deleted From North America? TikTok Battles Bans in Canada & U.S.

Ashley King

December 11, 2024

TikTok is challenging a Canadian government order to shut down the Chinese-owned app in the country as a ban in the U.S. looms large. TikTok announced on Tuesday (December 10) that it filed an application fo... Read More...

Sony Music Boomplay royalty non-payment issues

Sony Music Pulls All Tracks From Boomplay Over Royalty Non-Payment Issues

Ashley King

December 9, 2024

Sony Music, AWAL, and The Orchard have pulled their catalogs from African-focused music streaming provider (DSP) Boomplay. Boomplay has quickly become one of the most popular music streaming platforms in Nig... Read More...

TikTok Seeks Emergency Injunction as Forced-Sale Deadline Nears — Nervous Creators Prepare for the App’s Possible U.S. Shutdown

Dylan Smith

December 9, 2024

41 days out from TikTok’s possible shutdown in the U.S., the app is seeking an emergency injunction as it works to bring an appeal before the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, creators are preparing for the worst, an... Read More...

Triller Hit With $35.5 Million+ Lawsuit as Revamped App Roadmap Takes Shape

Dylan Smith

December 6, 2024

As it prepares to release a revamped video-sharing app in 2025, Triller Group (NASDAQ: ILLR) is facing a $35.5 million lawsuit for allegedly failing to honor the terms of a promissory note. A Yorkville Advi... Read More...

US Appeals court upheld TikTok ban signed into law

TikTok Ban Unanimously Upheld by US Court of Appeals — Divest-or-Sell Order Slated to Go Into Effect Next Month

Ashley King

December 6, 2024

A federal appeals court has upheld the TikTok ban President Biden signed into law earlier this year. The law requires Chinese company ByteDance to divest and sell TikTok or the platform will be banned in the ... Read More...

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