James Hale

• YouTube To Introduce Channel Customization, Rolls Out Algorithm-Generated ‘Creator Mixes’ For Each Viewer
• Reddit Appoints Twitch Co-Founder, Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel To Board After Alexis Ohanian’s Resignation

  Less than a week after co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigned from Reddit’s board and urged it to replace him with a Black candidate, the company has appointed Twitch co-founder and Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel as its newest director.

  
• YouTuber AzzyLand Signs With Night Media, Bringing Along Her 200+ Million Views Per Month (Exclusive)

  Azra Bajrami was going to be a doctor. YouTube, she thought, would just be a hobby.

  
• ‘Bon Appétit’ Editor Adam Rapoport Resigns After Brownface Photo, Staff Allegations Of Racism Within Company

  Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit’s longtime editor-in-chief, has resigned after a photo of him in brownface resurfaced, and amid allegations of racially-charged pay disparity from staffers across the company.

  
• TikTok Millionaires: KT Franklin Is An “Online Big Sister” To 2 Million Followers
• In The Last 2 Months, 2 Million YouTube Users Have Bought Their First Super Chat, Super Sticker, Or Channel Membership
• YouTube Moves ‘Dear Class Of 2020’ Commencement Ceremony To June 7, Reveals Full Celebrity Lineup
• U.S. Kids Spend 86 Minutes Per Day Watching YouTube Videos—And 82 Minutes Watching TikTok (Study)
• Phil Ranta, Facebook Gaming’s Head Of Creators, Exits To Join AR Startup Wormhole Labs
• Jeffrey Katzenberg, Meg Whitman Deny Quibi Is Considering Layoffs As Company Execs Take 10% Pay Cut
• LGBTQ+ Creators’ Lawsuit Against YouTube Complicated By Trump’s New Executive Order
• Snapchat Stops Promoting Donald Trump’s Account, Says It Will Not Amplify “People Who Incite Racial Violence”