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Universal-TikTok feud ramps up as more songs come down
Universal-TikTok feud ramps up as more songs come down
Technology
by  AFP

Universal Music Group has lambasted TikTok's approach to AI as the feud between the two companies over song royalties escalates and popular music is expunged from the social media platform. Owned by Chinese company ByteDance, TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms globally, with more than one billion users.

EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, 'shadow-banning'
EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, 'shadow-banning'
Technology
by  AFP

The EU on Friday used new regulatory powers to query Meta about ad-free subscriptions to Facebook and Instagram as well as claims some voices are suppressed online in a phenomenon known as "shadow banning". Brussels also demanded Meta "provide information related to the practice of so-called shadow banning and the launch of Threads", a spin-off of the Instagram photo app.