I had completely missed that TikTok added this feature. To flip it on for yourself, go to your profile, then Settings and privacy in the three lines menu, then Playback, and then toggle the Open TikTok on mute option.
Bloomberg reports Spotify “has already begun talking to partners about the product” adding full-length music videos to its app. After Spotify’s podcast plan went awry, it appears the company could try to take a bite out of YouTube (which also deeply integrates videos into its YouTube Music service) and TikTok.
The app’s divisive redesign earlier this year added short video clips with videos of artists discussing music, in addition to the existing Canvas background animations.
The company has been a key part of user lawsuits before: The Wall Street Journal reported in 2020 that TikTok and ByteDance “orchestrated” a user lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s TikTok ban.
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The company has signed logistics deals to be able to better compete with e-commerce rivals like Temu and Amazon, according to The Information. Right now, deliveries for TikTok Shop items bought in the US can take more than a week.
A loose collective of teenage car thieves has stolen tens of thousands of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, often posting the results on YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok.
