James Hale

• MrBallen cuts an exclusive content deal with Amazon
• Creators On The Rise: YouTube lets Mimo share a daily bite of her home bakery

  Mirvat Hachem-Osseili works on cakes every single day.

  
• VidCon adds a second event in Baltimore for 2023

  The long-running digital video convention will hold its 12th annual event next June in Anahaim, its usual locale. But not long after, from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2023, it'll hold the first ever VidCon Baltimore.

  
• Dude Perfect plans $100 million headquarters with 330-foot trick shot tower

  The five-man trickshot group is planning to construct a sprawling complex with a 330-foot tower where fans can attempt the kinds of long-shot tricks seen on their YouTube channel.

  
• TikTok faces $29 million fine for allegedly collecting personal data from kids
• TikTok just upped its video descriptions to 2,200 characters. Here’s why.
• Block Party raises $4.8 million to beat Twitter trolls
• BeReal wants to monetize its user base
• YouTube Millionaires: The “Samurai Guitarist” is YouTube’s musical senpai
• Twitch is getting rid of the 70/30 revenue split
• Twitch is finally banning some gambling sites. But its new policy has a lot of caveats.
• Creators On The Rise: V Spehar on accidentally becoming TikTok’s No. 1 newscaster