Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. In a Tuesday letter addressed to artists and songwriters, UMG said that it had been pressing TikTok on three issues: “appropriate compensation …
Amid China’s ongoing crackdown on multiple sectors in civil society, the country’s state council published a set of guidelines last week, aiming to promote a “civilized” internet by strengthening supervision over news websites and online platforms by asking them to promote socialist values. The escalation of suppression has scared a lot of people in China, which results in a lot …
Coronavirus is likely to vanish in less time than the time taken by Spanish Flu, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Speaking in a video conference from Geneva, WHO general said that the Spanish flu of 1918 had also taken two years to overcome, but current advances in technology could enable the world to halt the Covid-19 pandemic in a …
Chinese Apps banned: What happens next In a big announcement, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Monday banned hugely popular 59 Chinese Apps amidst simmering tension between the two countries. The 59 Chinese Android and iOS Apps include TikTok, UC Browser, ShateIt, and lifestyle apps such as Club Factory and Shein among others. Full List of banned Chinese Apps …
