TikTok Removes Taylor Swift and The Weeknd’s music
TikTok has removed music by stars including Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Olivia Rodrigo from videos after a row with their record label, Universal Music Group (UMG). A licensing agreement between TikTok and the label expired on Wednesday, and a new deal could not be reached. UMG said TikTok wanted to pay a “fraction” of […]
US Tells TikTok Owners To Sell App or Face Ban
Reports say the US government wants TikTok to be sold or else face a possible ban in the country. A ban was first threatened under then-President Donald Trump in 2020. The video-sharing app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is accused of posing a national security risk through data gathered from millions of users. For years […]
Canada bans TikTok on government devices over security risks
Canada will ban video app TikTok from all government-issued devices starting on Tuesday. The decision follows a review by Canada’s chief information officer, and the app “presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security”. A TikTok spokesperson said the company was disappointed by the decision, which comes just days after the European Commission […]
