Geoff Weiss

• Consumer Tech Startup ‘Nothing’, Backed By Casey Neistat, Streams Inaugural Wireless Earbud Launch
• YouTube Music’s Indie Artist Development Initiative, The ‘Foundry’, Unveils Largest Class To Date

  YouTube Music has announced the largest global class to date for its Foundry -- a five-year-old independent artists development initiative that underwent a revamp in 2019 to furnish marketing and promotional support over a longer period of time.

  
• Facebook, Instagram Will No Longer Serve Ads To Users Under Age 18 Based On Interests, Web Activity

  Instagram and its parent company Facebook have announced a series of changes today that are designed to protect younger users -- including that, going forward, advertisers will only be able to target users under the age of 18 based on their age, gender, and location.

  
• 100 Thieves Renames Content House Following Lexus Deal, Valkyrae, Fuslie Appointed Brand Ambassadors

  Esports org 100 Thieves is tackling the luxury space in a major way. Roughly a week after unveiling the first launch from its multi-faceted collab with Italian fashion house Gucci, the company has pacted with Lexus as its first luxury automotive brand partner.

  
• Discord Creates Short Film Explaining Itself With Cameos From MrBeast, Marques Brownlee, Bretman Rock
• Studio71 Signs 16 YouTube Channels From Viral Lithuanian Media Firm ‘Bored Panda Group’
• Rhett And Link’s 9-Year-Old YouTube Talk Show ‘Good Mythical Morning’ Fetes 2000 Episodes
• Lilly Singh Returning To YouTube Channel With Weekly Uploads After Wrapping Late-Night Show
• Snapchat Posts Biggest Quarterly Growth In Users, Revenues Than It Has In 4 Years, Evan Spiegel Says
• Digital Studio Upstart Creator+ Announces First Feature Film With Madelaine Petsch, Chlöe Bailey
• YouTube Removes Videos From Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro For Spreading COVID Misinformation
• Clubhouse Will No Longer Require Invites From Existing Users, Unveils New Logo