October 9, 2024 — In a significant legal move reflecting the ongoing challenges of music copyright in social media marketing, Universal Music Group (UMG) has filed a lawsuit against Brinker International, the parent company of the US Tex-Mex restaurant chain Chili’s. The complaint, lodged in federal court in Dallas on October 8, accuses the restaurant…
On September 24, TikTok announced that it will be shutting down TikTok Music globally on November 28. This marks the end of its music streaming service in the five regions where it is currently available—Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and Mexico. According to TikTok, the decision was made to focus more on enhancing its “Add to…
Messaging platform Telegram is implementing significant changes to enhance user safety and privacy following the recent arrest of its founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, in France. This action comes amidst growing scrutiny over the platform’s role in facilitating criminal activities. In response to his arrest, which was tied to alleged criminal use of the platform—including…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has publicly expressed regret for capitulating to the Biden-Harris administration’s pressure to censor COVID-19 content on his platform in 2021. The admission emerged from a letter Zuckerberg sent to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, which Jordan shared on social media. In the letter, Zuckerberg disclosed that the White House had exerted…
Pavel Durov, the French-Russian billionaire and founder of the messaging app Telegram, was detained by French authorities on Saturday evening. The arrest occurred at Bourget Airport near Paris, where Durov had arrived on a flight from Azerbaijan, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV. Durov, 39, was taken into custody by officers from France’s anti-fraud office, which…