Taylor Swift mutes Trump TikTok campaign videos after her music used without consent
Taylor Swift's music has been blocked or removed from social media posts shared by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the White House.
The action follows instances where the official @TeamTrump TikTok account and the White House utilized Swift's songs such as her track "August" in political clips and celebratory administration videos.
A video posted by the Trump campaign was hit with copyright restrictions, displaying TikTok’s message: "The copyright owner hasn't made this sound available in your country."
US president and the leading pop star have a history of public tension. Swift previously endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 and Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, prompting public criticism from Trump on social media.
Unlike standard copyright takedowns that usually scrub a sound globally across the platform, Swift's team........
