Tiktok - the addictive, video-hosting giant has launched a closed beta for its subscription-only music streaming service to Australia, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia and Brazil.
But music is an expensive playground to join, and when so many of the incumbents - Spotify, Amazon, Apple - are already losing money - why is TikTok pursuing this line of thinking? Today Sascha is joined by Jessica Weatherbed from The Verge to talk about this decision today.
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