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• Creators 4 Mental Health taps Doctor Mike, Vivian Tu, and more to record positive messages for NYC commuters
• VTuber Mitama Sakumaru is working on “reality manifestation” tools for VTubers–like an iPhone program that avatar-ifies their hands in real time

  Sakamaru said this tool (which they warn is not beginner-friendly, but can work for both VOD and livestream content) is part of their work on "reality manifestation stuff"--which we're guessing means more tools for VTubers to offer their viewers IRL content while maintaining their animated appearances and settings.

  
• Airlines are clamping down on in-flight filming. What does this mean for aviation YouTubers?

  As noted by UK Aviation News' Nick Harding, a growing number of airlines are implementing new policies that restrict or ban recording on flights. One of the "clearest recent examples" of these policy shifts, Harding wrote, is British Airways, which changed its conditions of carriage to prohibit filming or photographing airline crew members without their explicit consent. It also specifically bans livestreaming.

  
• You can now listen to Musk v Altman live on YouTube

  This is thanks to a May 1 change to the Northern District of California's Civil Local Rule 77-3, which governs remote public access to court proceedings. The amendment means the rule now specifically allows judges to, "in their discretion, provide the public with remote video or audio access to court proceedings."

  
• Roblox hikes developer earnings by 42%–but only if they make games aimed at adults
• Vine is back–and it has a zero-tolerance policy for creators using AI
• YouTube hits nearly $10 billion in Q1 ad revenue
• Kick gambling streamer N3on is spending millions on his army of clippers
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Yoshi egg and alien ASMR
• TikTok is doing an official BookTok bestseller list–and Heated Rivalry is #1
• YouTube and TikTok darling EPIC: The Musical headed for the big screen with Jerry Bruckheimer
• Gen Z and Millennials “consistently converge” on YouTube, where they have better recall and find the best quality ads, according to Precisify’s new data