Geoff Weiss

• Rooster Teeth Unveils Animated Programming Lineup For Second ‘RTX At Home’ Event
• Instagram And Facebook Will Now Enable All Creators, Viewers To Hide Public ‘Like’ Counts

  Instagram and parent company Facebook are enabling more customization -- for creators and viewers alike -- with the ability for all users to hide public ‘like’ counts. Instagram explained in a blog post that it has long been testing hiding like counts -- since July 2019 -- in a bid to depressurize users’ experiences on the platform.

  
• Shifty PR Firm Offered European Health Vloggers “Colossal” Payments To Spread Vaccine Disinformation

  Top French and German health-focused YouTubers say they were offered substantial payments by an apparently shifty PR agency to spread disinformation about the Pfizer COVID vaccine.

  
• Studio71 Signs 20 Gaming Creators, Including GamingWithKev, ZAMination, And Jeffo Roblox

  Studio71 has tendered a number of signings within the gaming space, adding 20 additional creators in 2021 thus far who collectively boast 200 million subscribers and garner 1.4 billion monthly views.

  
• Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Eyeing New Monetization Tools, Including Subscriptions, NFT Marketplace, Creator Fund
• TikTok Teams With SiriusXM And Pandora To Launch Creator-Hosted Radio Station, Playlists
• Twitch Adds 350 Tags To Bolster Representation, Including ‘Transgender’, ‘Black’, ‘Disabled’, More
• ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ Viral Video To Be Deleted From YouTube Following $761,000 NFT Sale
• Instagram To Share New Metrics Surrounding ‘Reels’, Livestreaming Products
• Group Nine Studios Signs With CAA, Which Will Rep Its Dodo, Seeker, And PopSugar Brands
• Snap Buys AR Display Firm WaveOptics For $500 Million, Its Biggest Acquisition To Date
• Twitter Reopens Verification Program After Three-Year Pause, Will Add ‘About’ Tab To Profiles