How TikTok users are getting creative after losing UMG music

It’s a sad day to be a TikTok user. On February 1, Universal Music Group (UMG) pulled all of its artists’ music off TikTok. UMG posted an open letter on January 30 criticizing TikTok for its lack of artist compensation and copyright protection, especially in regard to Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). UMG and TikTok’s negotiations surrounding these two topics came to no avail, leading to UMG’s official departure from the social media platform.