Most notably, they're posting about how the new text-to-speech voice says the words 'deez nuts.' While TikTok users posted about generally testing out meme-specific or lewd phrases, the new text-to-speech voice's pronunciation of 'deez nuts' specifically drew attention, with multiple people commenting on it in viral videos. The exact reason for the change is unclear, though it comes after a professional voice actor, Beverly Standing, filed a lawsuit against ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, alleging that it had used recordings of her voice without permission for the text-to-speech function. Reports of a new text-to-speech voice began to emerge on TikTok on Monday, with users posting videos reacting to the new tone, which has distinctly different vocal inflections from the previous text-to-speech voice. Now, TikTok users are putting the new voice through its paces, testing out its capacity to say multiples of the same word along with various lewd or prank-related phrases. The platform's incredibly popular text-to-speech feature, which originally rolled out in late 2020, now appears to feature a different female voice than its original, leading to users testing its ability to say a variety of words and phrases. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
