James Hale

• Tony Weaver Jr. goes from TikTok to bookstore shelves with Macmillan graphic novel deal (Exclusive)
• On the Rise: For Keats, not even stars are the limit

  It was 2019, and Keats was having a bad time.

  
• Creators on the Rise: Basement Gang’s dances are breaking TikTok

  "Basically we're just this three childhood friends that grew up, just regular dudes that hang out, play video games, just chill. We'd occasionally dance sometimes," Hemmings says. "I guess one day we decided to record us dancing just out of boredom, just because of COVID."

  
• Twitch expands its ban on swatting and doxxing

  Twitch, like YouTube, has an "off-service conduct" policy, where it can and will take action against you on its own platform for things you do elsewhere. These policies cover particularly heinous acts like sexual assault, using deadly violence, ascribing to a known hate group, and possessing child sexual exploitation material.

  
• YouTube demonetizes one SSSniperwolf video after she showed up at Jacksfilms’ house
• Twitch’s simulcasting ban is officially over
• On the Podcast: Snap’s serving up the dough
• Millionaires: Shelby always wanted to try content. So Dylan pushed her to commit.
• Sam and Colby’s ‘Conjuring’ house return sells out at 168 movie theaters
• YouTube wants news orgs to make more Shorts. So it’s dishing out $1.6 million in grants.
• Creators on the Rise: Darlene Schrijver wants everybody to make more salads
• On the Rise: Morgan Gold makes it easy to spend a day on the farm