TikTok ban advances as Congress, WH back RESTRICT Act & China threatens fight
UPDATE: The RESTRICT Act was introduced in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday with the full backing of the White House. The bill would empower the Secretary of Commerce to ban. Continue reading
U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to ban TikTok
Republican Senator Marco Rubio has announced bipartisan legislation to ban TikTok in the U.S. over fears that the popular social video app could be used to spy on Americans. If. Continue reading
Chinese Govt. arrests more pro-democracy music stars in Hong Kong
Popular musician Denise Ho and 5 five others were arrested in Hong Kong for being tied to a pro-democracy online media group. By Timothy Geigner from TechDirt While we have. Continue reading
Chinese anti-trust regulators order Tencent to jettison exclusive label licensing deals in 30 days
Recently, China’s antitrust regulators issued an order that music streamer Tencent Music Entertainment must give up its exclusive music licensing deals for online music within the next thirty days in. Continue reading
How To Find Your Music In China
While distributors and labels often distribute your music internationally, language barriers and other complications can sometimes make it hard to find and keep track of how your music is performing. Continue reading
Streaming Needs To Pay Artists Better And There’s An Idea In China That Can Help
With many artists struggling to earn an adequate income from streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora, a micro-payment system already being utilized by China’s Tencent Music could provide. Continue reading
Court Stops TikTok App Ban, For Now
A judge has blocked an order from the Trump administration that would have banned TikTok from being downloaded from the Apple and Android app stores in the U.S. as of. Continue reading
Trump Says TikTok Deal Off If ByteDance Keeps Control
A series of on again off again deals to acquire TikTok’s US operation hit another roadblock Monday courtesy of President Trump who said that TikTok must be fully in US. Continue reading
