Universal Music to Remove Songs from TikTok After Failed Negotiations

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No more Taylor Swift on TikTok after negotiations with label break down

Universal Music is set to pull its songs from TikTok after a breakdown in negotiations over payment, which would remove the social media platform's access to music from stars such as Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Drake.

Universal, the industry giant that controls a third of the world's music, has been in tense negotiations with Beijing-based TikTok for the past year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Universal on Tuesday accused TikTok of "bullying" and said the company wanted to pay a "fraction" of the rate that other social media sites pay for access to its music catalog. As a result, Universal said it would stop licensing its content to TikTok when its contract expires on January 31.

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Focused Cuts and Fewer Layers: Tech Layoffs Enter a New Phase

Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and other tech companies have been on a layoff spree this month, with the latest cuts differing from last year's mass reductions.

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All the news from Congress' Big Tech child safety hearing

The CEOs of five major tech companies will make a case for why their platforms are safe for kids.

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US and UK law enforcement are bracing for an explosion of AI-generated CSAM, and criticize Meta, the authorities' best partner for flagging CSAM, over E2EE

Law enforcement officials are bracing for an explosion of material generated by artificial intelligence that realistically depicts children.

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