Why banning TikTok isn’t the answer [Op-Ed]

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which requires China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. Now, the battle moves to the Senate, where its future is less certain…..

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TikTok’s call to overwhelm Congress backfires

TikTok notified users of a supposed ban on the platform and encouraged them to call their representatives. But the campaign only seemed to make things worse…..

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Alert to users did the impossible and united Congress against TikTok

TikTok’s attempt to rally users and replicate big tech’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) protests seems to have backfired, and Congress and President Biden have united against the social video platform…..

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Instagram beats TikTok user growth for the first time in 4 years

According to data from Sensor Tower, Instagram surpassed TikTok in new app downloads last year for the first time since 2020, making it the most downloaded app globally…..

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Duster and Gen Z’s 90’s slowcore revival on TikTok and beyond

The unlikely resurgence of ’90s band Duster is just the tip of the spear of a Gen-Z revival and reimagining of slowcore music…..

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TikTok offers Musicians new ways to make money and grow an audience

TikTok is under fire from Congress, music publishers, and the world’s largest music group, but it’s battling back on multiple fronts. In addition to asking users to call their Representatives, its trying to keep creators happy by offering them new ways to monetize content and grow on the platform…..

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TikTok asks users to call Congress before it ‘strips 170M Americans of their Constitutional Rights’

TikTok sent users in the US a notification Wednesday warning that “Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok” with a link to call their Congressperson…..

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National Music Publisher’s Assn. walks away from TikTok, likely forever [Full text of NMPA letter to members]

TikTok’s music troubles took a bad turn Wednesday when the National Music Publisher’s Association (NMPA) sent a letter to members stating that it was not renewing its licensing deal with the social platform…..

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TuneCore adds Release Tracker with real-time updates, marketing assets

Most of the 100,000 or so tracks uploaded to Spotify and other streamers daily come via a handful of DIY distributors, including TuneCore, CD Baby, and DistroKid, which provide the same access to global digital music distribution…..

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UMG Publishing and TikTok send dueling messages to Songwriters [Full Text]

With thousands of songs by major and independent artists who are not signed to Universal for recording or publishing now muted in the battle between the music giant and TikTok, both sides stepped up to the bully pulpit with dueling messages to songwriters and the music industry this week…..

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