ByteDance
House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok
House lawmakers vote to force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the video sharing app or face a ban in the U.S.
agreement
Universal Music Group To Pull Songs From TikTok Due To Failure To Reach Agreement
Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music corporation, has announced in a statement that it is removing its songs on the video platform, TikTok, due to songwriters’ and artists’ lack of payment.
Alphabet
Microsoft, Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status
Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services.
Beijing
TikTok owner ByteDance offers to buy back shares from staff at $160 apiece
China’s ByteDance, the parent of short video app TikTok, is offering to buy back shares from its employees outside the United States.
Anonymity
China removes anonymity of bloggers’ accounts with more than 500,000 followers
China’s most popular social media platforms announced that “self-media” accounts with more than 500,000 followers will be asked to display real-name information
Alphabet
Should new tech rules apply to Microsoft’s Bing, Apple’s iMessage, EU asks
EU antitrust regulators are asking Microsoft’s users and rivals whether Bing should comply with new tough tech rules.
Banning
TikTok Trial: CEO Shou Chew avoiding possible ban
Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of the popular app TikTok, has testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday in front of a resistant audience.