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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 voice was being used. For users in other regions, with different voice actors, their text-to-speech ha...

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 than the droll monotone of the prior voice. The feature allows TikTok users to type out text and then...

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, you'll hear a woman's 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 Standing's voice has been used to repeat "foul and offensive language" and that TikTok's use will cause her "irreparable harm". According...