Universal Music announces removing its songs from TikTok. TikTok accuses Universal of “putting its greed before the interests of artists” Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are among the artists labeled by the American group.
The TikTok application, from the Chinese group ByteDance, is with its more than a billion users one of the most popular social networks in the world. The two sides discussed the terms of a new deal, with the existing contract set to expire on Wednesday. But the agreement was not renewed.