Sam Gutelle

• Jakey Boehm lets his TikTok followers wake him up in the middle of the night. He just made $34,000 in a single month.
• Is there a representation gap in the world of kid-friendly YouTube videos?

  Common Sense Media & the University of Michigan have teamed up to release a report about the lack of representation in kids' YouTube videos.

  
• Colin and Samir look to “support the growth of more careers” by bringing their podcast to LinkedIn

  Colin and Samir will bring their podcasts 'The Colin and Samir Show' and 'Creator Support' to the LinkedIn podcast network.

  
• The TikTok community is mourning the death of influencer Cooper Noriega

  Cooper Noriega made TikToks about mental health and hung out with other L.A.-based influencers. He passed away on June 9.

  
• Ali-A offers $100,000 to a gamer of the ‘Uture’ in competition series
• VidCon has lost two straight years to COVID-19. Here’s what its organizers are doing to make sure the 2022 edition is safe.
• Season 4 of ‘Stranger Things’ generated 335 million hours of watch time in a single week
• 68% of consumers already experience the metaverse, even if they don’t realize it
• Doctor Mike calls out misinformation in videos (including his own)
• Meta hopes “platform agnostic” creators will flock to its events at VidCon
• TikTok star Kirsten Titus signs with UTA (Exclusive)
• An Australian court has found YouTube guilty of distributing defamatory content. Will the platform pay its fine?