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As TikTok changes the text-to-speech voice, social media users are having celebrities do their voiceovers instead.

TikTok Users Hate the New Text-to-Speech Voice On 5/25/21 at 5:27 AM EDT TikTok has replaced the voice behind the popular text-to-speech generator feature, weeks after the original voice actor filed a lawsuit against the company. The app introduced the text-to-speech feature in late 2020, and the feature proved a success, often adding comic relief to videos. On Monday, May 24, users of the North American version of the app noticed a big change in the female text-to-speech voice—a whole new vo...

TikTok changes text-to-speech voice after voice actor sues Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok has changed the voice on its text-to-speech feature, just weeks after an actor claiming to be the original voice filed a lawsuit claiming she never agreed to be featured in the app. The new voice has been showing up in TikToks over the past day — often in videos of people commenting on the change. It sounds a bit more energetic and upbeat, creating a very different vibe t...

Version | 1.8.5 Day 6 with Brent Bambury Canadian voice actor says viral TikTok voice is hers — and now she’s suing the platform Play Segment7:25 If you scroll through TikTok, youll hear a womans voice bringing countless text-on-screen videos to life. Like Alexa or Siri, the TikTok voice sounds computer generated, but Canadian voice actor Bev Standing says she is the real life person behind it and she is suing TikTok for allegedly using it without her permission. Aired: May 15, 2021

Actor sues TikTok for allegedly using her voice without consent Chinese short video platform TikTok is being sued by a voice actor who claims her voice was used in the viral text-to-speech feature, without her permission.   |  15 May 2021 5:54 AM GMT TORONTO: Chinese short video platform TikTok is being sued by a voice actor who claims her voice was used in the viral text-to-speech feature, without her permission. The lawsuit, filed last week, said Bev Standings voice has been used to repeat...

Canadian voice actor Bev Standing sues TikTok for alleged illegal use of her voice Poll Yes By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press on May 13, 2021. Voice actor Bev Standing is seen in this selfie taken in July, 2020. Standing is suing TikTok in the United States, alleging illegal use of her voice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO TORONTO – The popular social media platform TikTok has illegally used and profited from the voice of a professional Canadian voice-over artist, a civil lawsuit filed in the Unit...

Tik Tok in hot water over viral voice usage By IANS Share Chinese short video platform TikTok is being sued by a voice actor who claims her voice was used in the viral text-to-speech feature, without her permission. The lawsuit, filed last week, said Bev Standings voice has been used to repeat "foul and offensive language" and that TikToks use will cause her "irreparable harm". According to The Verge, standing said that she did voice recordings for a text-to-speech feature "several years ago" f...

A Canadian actor is suing the parent company of social media company TikTok, claiming that the video-sharing app is using her voice to narrate videos without her permission. Legal experts say the outcome of the copyright case could be crucial for protecting the work of voice actors.

Canadian voice actor Bev Standing sues TikTok for alleged illegal use of her voice Poll Several times a week A few times a year Rarely/never Voice actor Bev Standing is seen in this selfie taken in July, 2020. Standing is suing TikTok in the United States, alleging illegal use of her voice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO TORONTO – The popular social media platform TikTok has illegally used and profited from the voice of a professional Canadian voice-over artist, a civil lawsuit filed in the United S...

TikTok Gets Sued by Actor Behind Text-to-Speech Feature On 5/11/21 at 3:50 AM EDT A voice actor is suing TikTok for using her voice in the apps text-to-speech tool without her permission. The feature is often used to narrate the video without TikTok users having to use their own voices. Its also used humorously, as the auto-generated narration pronounces misspelled words or names incorrectly. The text-to-speech option can be used by adding text to the video and holding down the words. A text-to...