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TIPS Music partners with TikTok to promote its library to global audience

TIPS Music, one of India's leading music labels, on Monday announced a strategic partnership with TikTok to promote its music library on the short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese internet firm ByteDance. With this agreement, a catalogue of over 31,000 songs of TIPS Music (earlier known as Tips Industries) could be accessed through TikTok's platform. "This partnership will enable music lovers, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and expatriates, to access and engage with TIPS Music's rich and diverse music collection on the popular short-form video platform," a statement said. The agreement aims to meet the "increasing demand for Indian music among global audiences", it said, adding that this collaboration ensures TikTok users across multiple regions will have seamless access to the wide range of TIPS Music's library. TIPS Music Managing Director Kumar Taurani said: "We have seen an increased consumption of Indian music globally. Several existing TikTok trends hold testament to

Procter & Gamble ramps up presence on TikTok's Douyin to boost sales

Influencers on Douyin like Ni Bi Yi, a young mom, and Chou Dan, known for her jokes, tout Pantene's jasmine fragrance and ability to repair their hair, according to posts on the China-based sister app

Meta to appeal US court orders allowing suits over social media addiction

In the states' case, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers sided with 34 attorneys general who filed claims over allegedly harmful effects of the Facebook and Instagram platforms

TikTok's Canadian biz to be dissolved after govt order but app not blocked

Canada announced Wednesday it is ordering the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it won't block access. Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd.'s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc. The government is not blocking Canadians' access to the TikTok application or their ability to create content. The decision to use a social media application or platform is a personal choice," Champagne said. Champagne said it is important for Canadians to adopt good cybersecurity practices, including protecting their personal information. He said the dissolution order was made in accordance with the Investment Canada Act, which allows for the review of foreign investments that may harm Canada's national security. TikTok Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment. TikTok is wildly popular with young people, but

Zhang Yiming tops China's rich list, but Mukesh Ambani still leads Asia

India is riding high, adding more billionaires than ever and outpacing China's wealth growth

'Mental health crisis': Meta, Google & TikTok to face addiction claims

The ruling Thursday by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, follows a contrasting June 7 decision by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in favour of the companies

TikTok allowed disinformation in political ads despite ban: Global Witness

Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads, according to a report published Thursday by the nonprofit Global Witness. The technology and environmental watchdog group submitted ads that it designed to test how well systems at social media companies work in detecting different types of election misinformation. The group, which did a similar investigation two years ago, did find that the companies especially Facebook have improved their content-moderation systems since then. But it called out TikTok for approving four of the eight ads submitted for review that contained falsehoods about the election. That's despite the platform's ban on all political ads in place since 2019. The ads never appeared on TikTok because Global Witness pulled them before they went online. Four ads were incorrectly approved during the first stage of moderation, but did not run on our ...

TikTok designed to be addictive, harmful to kids: US states' lawsuits

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health. The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which was launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from many states, including New York, California, Kentucky and New Jersey. All of the complaints were filed in state courts. At the heart of each lawsuit is the TikTok algorithm, which powers what users see on the platform by populating the app's main For You feed with content tailored to people's interests. The lawsuits note TikTok design features that they say addict children to the platform, such as the ability to scroll endlessly through content, push notifications that come with built-in buzzes and face filters that create unattainable appearances for users. They've chosen profit over the health and safety, well-being and future of our

Social media users in Europe get forum to challenge content decisions

Social media users in the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or leave up others that may violate them. An out of court dispute settlement body named the Appeals Centre Europe said Tuesday it has been certified by Irish regulators to act as a referee on content moderation disputes across the 27-nation EU, starting with cases involving Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. The centre is similar to Meta's Oversight Board, a quasi-independent body set up in 2020 that acts like a supreme court for thorny decisions about content moderation issues on Facebook, Instagram and Threads submitted by users around the world. Under the EU's digital rulebook known as the Digital Services Act, or DSA, tech companies and social media platforms are required to work with dispute settlement bodies and comply with any decisions they make. EU officials in Brussels wanted to give EU citizens a way to challenge any ...

TikTok and US face off in court over law that could lead to platform ban

TikTok faced off with the US government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months is unconstitutional while the Justice Department said it is needed to eliminate a national security risk posed by the popular social media company. In a more than two hour appearance before a panel of three judges at a federal appeals court in Washington, attorneys for the two sides -- and content creators -- were pressed on their best arguments for and against the law that forces the two companies to break ties by mid-January or lose one of their biggest markets in the world. Andrew Pincus, a veteran attorney representing the two companies, argued in court that the law unfairly targets the company and runs afoul of the First Amendment because TikTok Inc. -- the US arm of TikTok -- is an American entity. After his remarks, another attorney representing content creators who are also challenging the law argued it violates the rights of US speakers and is .

TikTok heads to court over US law that could ban popular platform

The US government and TikTok will go head-to-head in federal court on Monday as oral arguments begin in a consequential legal case that will determine if or how a popular social media platform used by nearly half of all Americans will continue to operate in the country. Attorneys for the two sides will appear before a panel of judges at the federal appeals court in Washington. TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, are challenging a U.S. law that requires them to break ties or face a ban in the U.S. by mid-January. The legal battle is expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, was a culmination of a years-long saga in Washington over the short-form video-sharing app, which the government sees as a national security threat due to its connections to China. But TikTok argues the law runs afoul of the First Amendment while other opponents claim it mirrors crackdowns sometimes seen in authoritarian countries abroad. In cour

Nepal lifts ban on social media app TikTok after 10 months of restrictions

With some pre-conditions, Nepal has lifted its ban on TikTok, effective Friday, which was initially imposed on November 12 last year

Americans less supportive of TikTok ban ahead of govt deadline: Survey

Pew found that 38 per cent of US adults supported a ban last fall and 50 per cent were in favor in March 2023

TikTok parent ByteDance eyes $9.5 bn in record Asia dollar corporate loan

ByteDance's facility is larger than the earlier-anticipated size - an indication that the borrower is eager to take advantage of Asia's loan market, which is flush with liquidity amid dismal deal flow

US court takes aim at Big Tech liability shield after 10-yr-old's death

Three weeks before Christmas 2021, Nylah Anderson was found lifeless in her mother's closet in suburban Philadelphia

Content moderator sues TikTok in UK alleging toxic work environment

"I felt offended, harassed and degraded in a toxic work environment," Altamirano alleged. The stress allegedly lead to anxiety, depression and complications in her pregnancy

US revives lawsuit against TikTok over 10-yr-old's blackout challenge death

A US appeals court revived on Tuesday a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died attempting a viral challenge she allegedly saw on TikTok that dared people to choke themselves until they lost consciousness. While federal law generally protects online publishers from liability for content posted by others, the court said TikTok could potentially be found liable for promoting the content or using an algorithm to steer it to children. TikTok makes choices about the content recommended and promoted to specific users, and by doing so, is engaged in its own first-party speech, Judge Patty Shwartz of the 3rd US Circuit Court in Philadelphia wrote in the opinion issued Tuesday. Lawyers for TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, did not immediately return phone and email messages seeking comment. Lawyers for the mother, Tawainna Anderson, had argued that the so-called blackout challenge, which was popular in 2021, appeared on Nylah Anderson's For You" feed after

TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned media in fight against sale or ban

TikTok attorneys have made the First Amendment a key part of their legal challenge

TikTok shows less 'anti-China' content than other rival networks: Study

TikTok has faced intense scrutiny from US concerned about the Chinese government's influence

US appeals court should reject DOJ filings in divestiture suit: TikTok

The Biden administration asked the court to reject lawsuits by TikTok, ByteDance and a group of TikTok creators seeking to block the law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans