James Hale

• YouTube Will Exclusively Livestream Fuji Rock, Japan’s Largest Outdoor Music Festival
• Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Says $5 Billion FTC Settlement Terms “Go Beyond Anything Required Under U.S. Law”

  The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) settlement with Facebook is not only forcing the social media giant to pay a record $5 billion fee, it’s also mandating that Facebook implement changes specifically aimed at stopping CEO Mark Zuckerberg from having “unfettered control [...] over decisions affecting user privacy,” the agency said.

  
• Social Good Creators: Jackie Aina Is Pushing The Beauty World To Be Better For People Of Color, One Video At A Time

  For years, Jackie Aina was too shy to wear even foundation in public. As a child, she cultivated a private interest in makeup, but the idea of wearing anything around other people, from skin tone foundation to bold, bright colors, was intimidating. It wasn’t until Aina was 17 that she found the courage to share her passion with those around her -- and then with the internet at large.

  
• Netflix Hit With Class Action Shareholder Lawsuit Following Dismal Q2 Earnings

  Netflix’s dismal second-quarter earnings, which saw a decline in the number of paying subscribers for the first time since 2011, have sparked a class action lawsuit from one of its investors. Shareholder Johan Wallerstein is suing Netflix, its cofounder, CEO, and chairman Reed Hastings, and its chief financial officer Spencer Neumann over “materially false and/or misleading” statements made in the lead-up to the earnings call, per The Hollywood Reporter.

  
• Dude Perfect’s 2016 Collab With Serena Williams Sees Viral Resurgence After Polarizing Survey
• Hulu Launches Collection Of Space-Themed Content From NASA, Including 24-Hour NASA TV Feed
• Facebook Watch Scares Up 5-Series Content Slate From Horror Hub Crypt TV
• Zefr Sells YouTube Management Businesses RightsID And ChannelID To Vobile Group For $90 Million
• YouTube Music Now Lets Users Switch Seamlessly Between A Song And Its Music Video
• YouTube Millionaires: Vlog Squad Duo ‘Carly & Erin’ Find Their Next YouTube Videos In Their Everyday Lives
• ‘Fortnite’ Partners With YouTube To Give Players Exclusive Loot When They Watch Live Streams
• Jessie Paege Joins Hot Topic Creator Program, Releases Second Line Of Internet-Inspired Shirts