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# Last week in music industry commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-106/
- Published: 2023-03-04T01:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-03T12:25:43.000Z
- Description: Commentators in the thick of the industry last week shared their opinions and thoughts on the government-issued TikTok bans, what makes music ‘good’, and more… US threats to ban TikTok. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/03/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-106.html]
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, Music Op-Ed, music, Music Commentary, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

Commentators in the thick of the industry last week shared their opinions and thoughts on the government-issued TikTok bans, what makes music ‘good’, and more…

- **[US threats to ban TikTok violate freedom of speech: Mike Masnick Op-Ed](https://www.hypebot.com/us-threats-to-ban-tiktok-violate-freedom-of-speech-mike-masnick-op-ed/)**
- **[US Government has offered no valid reasons for a TikTok ban \[Op-Ed)](https://www.hypebot.com/us-government-has-offered-no-valid-reasons-for-a-tiktok-ban-op-ed/)**
- **[Who gets to decide if your music is ‘good’ or not?](https://www.hypebot.com/who-gets-to-decide-if-your-music-is-good-or-not/)**