James Hale

• Facebook To Face Record $5 Billion FTC Settlement Related To Cambridge Analytica Scandal
• Here’s How To Harness Facebook’s New Privacy Updates To (Sort Of) Control Who Has Your Personal Data

  It’s a popular joke (as in a “ha ha, existing on this earth can be terrifying” joke) that Facebook is listening in on its users’ conversations on their smartphones to better target them with ads. But while the social media service has repeatedly denied that it might be listening in while you tell Jan from accounting that you’re interested in hot yoga, it does admit to collecting a massive amount of information about its users -- from geolocation information to browsing habits.

  
• Disney Shutters FX Networks’ Nascent Streaming Service FX+ After Acquiring It In March

  After less than a year of operation, FX Networks’ streaming service, FX+, is being shuttered by its new owner — Disney. Disney gained ownership of FX, and thus FX+, in March as one tiny slice of its massive $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox. FX+ launched in September 2018, accessible as a $6 per month add-on only to Xfinity, Armstrong, and Cox subscribers. The service offered up every episode of FX and FXX (a sister channel focusing on comedy) programming ad-free. The service never publicly released the number of subscriptions it garnered, Variety reports.

  
• Hulu To Get A Little More Delicious With 24 Shows From Tastemade

  Foodies, rejoice -- Tastemade has signed a deal with Hulu to bring 24 of its shows to the streaming service. The nonexclusive agreement will see all of the shows, which are generally between eight and 10 episodes each, pop up on Hulu from now through the end of this year, Variety reports.

  
• “Old Town Road” Artist Lil Nas X To Headline TwitchCon’s Community Party
• At VidCon, YouTube Announces Addition Of Channel Membership Levels, ‘Super Stickers,’ More Merch Shelf Vendors
• YouTube Millionaires: Pro Model Natalia Taylor’s No-Holds-Barred Storytimes Are Part Of Pursuing Her Career With Intention
• Glad Challenges YouTube Vet Grace Helbig To Create An Instagram-Worthy Dish While Offroading
• Chinese Media Execs Descend On VidCon For First ‘East-West Forum’ To Woo U.S. Creators
• Quibi Acquires Projects From ‘Glee’ Alum Darren Criss, WWE
• Creators Going Pro: Netflix Snags YouTube Science Expert Nick Uhas To Host The World’s First Glassblowing Competition Show
• TikTok Is A Mostly Untapped Space For Western Ecommerce — But Chinese Companies Are Using It To Make Millions