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• Trump Admin Will Order ByteDance To Sell TikTok; Microsoft In Talks To Acquire (Report)
• Triller—The Music Video App Major Sway House Members Just Joined—Sues TikTok For Patent Infringement

  Two days after four of TikTok’s most prominent creators announced they had taken roles and shareholder positions in rival app Triller, the company has filed suit against TikTok and parent ByteDance for patent infringement.

  
• Five Egyptian Women Sentenced To Two Years In Prison Each For TikTok Dance Videos

  An Egyptian court has sentenced five female influencers to jail -- each for two years -- on charges of posting indecent dancing videos to TikTok. The young women were also each fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds -- or roughly $19,000 -- for violating the values and principles of the Egyptian family, inciting debauchery, and promoting human trafficking, according to the AP, which cited a statement from the public proescutor.

  
• TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Says Nascent U.S. ‘Creator Fund’ Will Balloon To $1 Billion In 3 Years

  In a blog post yesterday where he addressed TikTok security concerns and took a dig at Facebook, an outspoken critic and would-be competitor, CEO Kevin Mayer also provided some additional details about TikTok's just-announced Creator Fund.

  
• TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Strikes Back At Facebook For Maligning Attacks “Disguised As Patriotism”
• TikTok Continues String Of Stateside Hires With Sandie Hawkins, Its First GM Of Global Business Solutions
• TikTok Luminaries Josh Richards And Bryce Hall Launch ‘Ani’ Energy Drink Company
• Joe Biden Campaign Demands Staffers Delete TikTok From Their Personal, Professional Devices
• Instagram’s TikTok Competitor, Reels, Is Reportedly Looking To Poach Creators With Six-Figure Payments
• TikTok Phenom Josh Richards Signs Recording Contract, As TalentX Forms Joint Venture With Warner Records
• After Standoff, TikTok Signs Multi-Year Deal With National Music Publishers Association
• TikTok Establishes $200 Million Fund To Get Its Creators Paid