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Federal Judge Sets Hearing Date for TikTok Preliminary Injunction Motions As Montana Ban Looms

July 10, 2023

Last week, TikTok moved to prevent a much-publicized Montana law (which is expected to ban the short-form app’s use beginning on January 1st) from going into effect as planned. Now, a hearing has officially b... Read More...

TikTok Files Emergency Motion in Bid To Prevent Montana Ban From Going Into Effect

Dylan Smith

July 7, 2023

Amid an ongoing legal battle over a Montana law that’s set to ban its use beginning on January 1st, 2024, TikTok is attempting to block the much-publicized measure from going into effect. TikTok just recent... Read More...

As Threads Hits 70 Million Subs, Twitter Launches a Legal Counteroffensive

Ashley King

July 7, 2023

Twitter is squaring up for a fight with Meta over its Threads app, which gained 70 million new users this week. According to news reports, Twitter's legal team delivered a cease and desist letter to Meta on ... Read More...

Apple Releases Major Shazam Update That Detects Plays on TikTok, Instagram & YouTube

Ashley King

July 6, 2023

A new Shazam update brings music discovery detection to songs playing from other apps. "You can now identify songs in apps like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube," the Shazam App Store description reads after a... Read More...

With the Metaverse in Shambles, Meta Is Hanging By Its Threads

Ashley King

July 6, 2023

Elon Musk didn't have to take Twitter to the bottom of the ocean in a shoddy submersible to implode. Meanwhile, Zuck is resurrecting an old concept to fill the gap. Twitter is dying—what's next? Is it Threads... Read More...

TikTok Music Sets Sail in Brazil and Indonesia — With Major Label Licensing Deals and a Smaller Monthly Cost Than Spotify

Dylan Smith

July 6, 2023

After months of speculation, TikTok Music has officially launched, becoming available to fans in Brazil and Indonesia as a replacement for ByteDance’s Resso. Beijing-headquartered ByteDance rolled out its l... Read More...

Meta’s Twitter-Killer ‘Threads’ Coming July 6

Ashley King

July 4, 2023

Meta is all set to launch its Twitter killer, Threads, available now for pre-download on the iOS App Store, with a release date of July 6 for iOS and Android. Meta's answer to Twitter's dwindling relevance, ... Read More...

Why Stop At Distribution? ByteDance Launches AI-Powered Music Creation App Ahead of Rumored ‘TikTok Music’ Streaming Service Rollout

Dylan Smith

June 30, 2023

Why stop at music distribution and promotion? The parent of controversial video-sharing giant TikTok is once again working to enhance its presence in the music space, this time with "an innovative portable au... Read More...

TikTok Found Bankrolling User Lawsuit Against Montana Ban

Ashley King

June 29, 2023

TikTok is funding the user-filed lawsuit against the Montana ban on the social media app. Here's the latest. A report from The New York Times confirms that five creators on the platform who sued the state ov... Read More...

TikTok e-commerce store coming to the US soon

TikTok Taking on Amazon with E-Commerce Store to US ‘Soon’

Ashley King

June 29, 2023

TikTok could launch an online retail store in the United States as early as next month, according to reports. The e-commerce store would sell goods from China, allowing the company to compete in the e-comme... Read More...

Meta Introduces $7.99 Monthly VR Subscription — Meta Quest+

Ashley King

June 27, 2023

Meta has introduced a new VR subscription called 'Meta Quest+' to give gamers access to VR experiences. The subscription starts at $7.99 a month with a $59.99 annual option, delivering two VR titles per mont... Read More...

YouTube Announces AI-Powered Language Dubbing at Zero Cost

Ashley King

June 26, 2023

YouTube is testing a new AI-powered tool to help make dubbing videos in non-English languages even easier—and at no cost. YouTube teamed up with dubbing service Aloud, which is in turn a part of Google's in... Read More...

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