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Senators Demand ByteDance Halt AI App Over Copyright Fears

3/18/2026

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Senators Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch have urged ByteDance to halt Seedance 2.0, an AI video generator, over copyright concerns.
They say the app threatens American intellectual property and creatives' livelihoods, citing unauthorized AI-generated content featuring famous characters and actors.
ByteDance paused the global rollout and pledged to improve safeguards, which Blackburn and Welch call a delay tactic.

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Senators Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch have urged ByteDance to halt Seedance 2.0, an AI video generator, over copyright concerns.
They say the app threatens American intellectual property and creatives' livelihoods, citing unauthorized AI-generated content featuring famous characters and actors.
ByteDance paused the global rollout and pledged to improve safeguards, which Blackburn and Welch call a delay tactic.