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As TikTok’s Music Licensing Reportedly Expires, Owner ByteDance Purchases AI Music Creation Startup JukeDeck

July 23, 2019

Capitalizing on the rapid growth of music consumption in the app, TikTok parent company ByteDance has confirmed a major acquisition. The Chinese conglomerate has purchased Jukedeck, an AI music startup in th... Read More...

Following a Record $5.7 Million Fine In America, TikTok Faces a British Investigation Over Child Privacy Violations

Daniel Sanchez

July 3, 2019

TikTok hasn’t exactly had the best year. Near the end of 2018, the ByteDance-owned company beat YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram in total mobile downloads. In the U.S. alone, the short-form video sharing ap... Read More...

Bytedance's Music Streaming Service Set to Launch as Soon as This Fall — Likely Without Licenses From the Big 3

ByteDance’s Music Streaming Service Is Set to Launch This Fall — Likely Without Licenses From the Big 3

Daniel Sanchez

May 21, 2019

Last month, amidst stalled negotiation talks with major labels over TikTok’s ‘Value Gap,’ parent company ByteDance quietly started work on a new music streaming app. According to sources, the Chinese conglom... Read More...

India Reverses TikTok Ban; App Reportedly Still Remains Unavailable

Daniel Sanchez

April 25, 2019

Two months ago, enraged lawmakers in India spoke out against TikTok. According to authorities, the app encouraged young adults to engage in “cultural degradation.” This came after the death of a college s... Read More...

Amazon’s New Karaoke Platform ‘Twitch Sings’ Could Cut into ByteDance’s TikTok Market Dominance

Daniel Sanchez

April 16, 2019

While ByteDance executives battle it out with the major labels, Amazon’s Twitch is trying to steal away TikTok’s core audience. According to a report published earlier this week, Chinese conglomerate ByteDan... Read More...

TikTok Owner ByteDance Prepares to Launch Streaming Music App 'Soon'

TikTok Owner ByteDance Prepares to Launch a Spotify Competitor ‘Soon’

Daniel Sanchez

April 12, 2019

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Will BytDance’s new streaming music app successfully win over current TikTok users? Or, will it lead the company to just burn through even more cash without ever turning a profit? ByteDance isn’t exactly po... Read More...

The New ‘Value Gap’ — Major Labels Push for “Guaranteed Money” From TikTok Owner ByteDance

Daniel Sanchez

April 10, 2019

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Tick, tock – Has the time come for TikTok to pay the music industry what’s fair? For years, the global music industry has lambasted YouTube over the ‘value gap.’ According to repeated criticisms, Google h... Read More...

TikTok Agrees to Pay $5.7 Million to the FTC for Failing to Get Parental Approval for Users Under 13

TikTok Fined $5.7 Million for Violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Daniel Sanchez

February 27, 2019

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Failure to require parental consent has cost TikTok a record multi-million dollar fine with the Federal Trade Commission. TikTok is not safe for your child. That’s according to the Federal Trade Commissio... Read More...

TikTok's Unpublicized 'Lite' App Reached 12 Million Installs

TikTok’s Unpublicized ‘Lite’ App Quietly Reaches 12 Million Installs

Daniel Sanchez

January 7, 2019

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TikTok Lite has quietly reached a milestone. But how well will it fare against other ‘lite’ social media apps? Just how well is Musical.ly/TikTok faring? According to one report, not so great. Followi... Read More...

Introducing Lasso, Facebook’s Latest TikTok/Musical.ly Killer

Daniel Sanchez

October 25, 2018

Facebook wants to deal the final blow to Musical.ly TikTok. But will Zuckerberg’s empire end up the real loser here? In an effort to turn its disastrous 2018 around, Facebook has introduced several ‘new’ fe... Read More...

Top Musical.ly Stars are Bailing on the Platform

Daniel Sanchez

August 31, 2018

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Frustrating and silencing its top creators, Musical.ly’s shift to TikTok has proven its death knell. Late last year, Beijing-based Bytedance Technology Co. made a surprise announcement. The company, which... Read More...

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As TikTok’s Music Licensing Reportedly Expires, Owner ByteDance Purchases AI Music Creation Startup JukeDeck

ByteDance’s Music Streaming Service Is Set to Launch This Fall — Likely Without Licenses From the Big 3

TikTok Owner ByteDance Prepares to Launch a Spotify Competitor ‘Soon’

TikTok Fined $5.7 Million for Violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

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