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TikTok aggressively expanding into long-form video

After Redefining Short-Form Video, TikTok Is Aggressively Pushing Long-Form Content

November 27, 2023

After turning the social media world on its head and flocking users toward short-form video, TikTok is now aggressively expanding into its competitors’ space with long-form video. Social media mainstays like... Read More...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Says TikTok Issues Remain ‘Unresolved’

Ashley King

November 21, 2023

The United States still has concerns about privacy on TikTok with issued remaining ‘unresolved,’ according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “We do have concerns around the potential issues with priva... Read More...

YouTube Shorts Adds Tate McRae to Growing Dance Challenge List

Ashley King

November 20, 2023

To celebrate the release of Tate McRae’s new single, ‘exes,’ YouTube Shorts presents the #kissestomyexes challenge, adding Tate’s music to the company’s growing list of dance challenges. Singer-songwriter Ta... Read More...

YouTube Shorts Now Has Top Music Charts

Ashley King

November 14, 2023

YouTube says its Shorts service is pulling in 70 billion views each day, prompting the service to launch YouTube Shorts music charts. YouTube says the new charts are a way for artists to gain recognition on ... Read More...

TikTok Debuts ‘Add to Music App’ Feature, Enabling Users to Save Tracks to Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music Playlists

Dylan Smith

November 14, 2023

TikTok has officially rolled out an “Add to Music App” feature that enables users to save songs to playlists on streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. The ByteDance-owned video... Read More...

YouTube Cracking Down on AI Voice Cloning and ‘Synthetic’ Videos

Ashley King

November 14, 2023

YouTube is taking steps to clarify its position on generative AI used to create content for the platform. The platform notes it is still in its ‘early stages’ of identifying content—but here’s a peek at how i... Read More...

Got a YouTube Copyright Claim? YouTube Is Now Streamlining the Process

Ashley King

November 13, 2023

Got a YouTube copyright claim? The company is making efforts to streamline the process while steering creators toward its Creator Music to mitigate the amount of infringing content that appears on the platfor... Read More...

Sony Music Sues OFRA Cosmetics Over Alleged ‘Blatant, Willful, and Repeated Copyright Infringement’ on Twitter/X, Instagram, and TikTok

Dylan Smith

November 1, 2023

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) is officially suing makeup and skincare brand OFRA Cosmetics for allegedly infringing upon protected music in north of 300 social media videos. The Big Three label only recent... Read More...

DistroKid, TikTok Ink Expanded Global Agreement, Pledge ‘To Make the Most of the Platform for Indie Creators’

Dylan Smith

October 31, 2023

TikTok and DistroKid have officially inked an expanded global agreement that they say will unlock a variety of “new opportunities for independent artists.” The ByteDance-owned video-sharing app and the indi... Read More...

TikTok Funder Sequoia Faces Fresh Congressional Scrutiny Over Chinese Investments

Ashley King

October 29, 2023

US investment firm and TikTok funder Sequoia is facing Congressional scrutiny over its investments in China. Silicon Valley-based investment firm Sequoia Capital is facing government scrutiny over its Chines... Read More...

Threads About to Hit 100 Million Monthly Active Users — But Wait: Is Anyone Using Threads?

Ashley King

October 27, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has almost 100 million monthly active users — a reported surge in usage after Elon Musk makes more unpopular changes to Twitter. Meta’s continued push to promote its Twitter-like... Read More...

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