TikTok has removed music by stars including Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Olivia Rodrigo from videos after a row with their record label, Universal Music Group (UMG).
A licensing agreement between TikTok and the label expired on Wednesday, and a new deal could not be reached.
UMG said TikTok wanted to pay a “fraction” of the rate other social media sites do for access to its songs.
TikTok accused UMG of presenting a “false narrative and rhetoric”.
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