TikTok has changed the audio on a video linked to Donald Trump with a muted model. The observe, which stories recognized as Taylor Swift’s “August,” is now not playable. As an alternative, TikTok now shows a discover saying the sound is unavailable due to the copyright proprietor’s settings.
Reports said the post showed Donald Trump and Melania Trump watching fireworks, alongside messaging tied to August and Trump being president. It also seemed to suggest that Taylor Swift would have something to say about it, which is why a lot of people took the post as a deliberate jab. So far, Taylor Swift’s team hasn’t said anything publicly. Neither has the Trump campaign or the White House. That leaves the basic question unanswered: were the proper permissions never in place, or did TikTok’s rights system catch the song on its own, or through a manual flag?
This isn’t the first time something like this has happened on political TikTok. Accounts tied to Donald Trump have used Taylor Swift songs earlier than, together with “Purple,” and a few of these posts later misplaced their audio as properly. The strain round it’s exhausting to overlook on condition that Swift has supported Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, whereas Trump has gone after her repeatedly. The put up remains to be up on TikTok. The Taylor Swift music isn’t.
