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• YouTube Shorts Launches $100 Million Fund To Pay Creators Of Top Videos
• 44 Attorneys General Urge Facebook To Scrap Kid-Focused Iteration Of Instagram

  A letter today signed by 44 Attorneys General -- the top legal officers of their respective states or territories -- is urging Facebook to scrap its plans for Instagram Youth -- a separate version of the photo-sharing platform specifically designed for young users under age 13.

  
• YouTube Spending $7 Million To Help Independent Journalists, Newsrooms Start Their Own Channels

  
• YouTube Is Beta Testing Subscriber-Only Chat Mode For Live Streams

  Ryan Wyatt, the managing director of gaming and commerce at YouTube, shared on Twitter that, following requests from the community, YouTube is testing a so-called “subcriberss-only mode,” which will enable creators to host exclusive chats their subscribers. 

  
• Twitter Will Now Enable Select Creators, Journalists, And Nonprofits To Accept Tips
• A3 Artists Agency Signs Influencer And Diversity Advocate Brandon Farbstein
• Prince William And Kate Middleton Launch Official YouTube Channel
• Twitter Unveils Bevy Of Branded Content Deals With Billboard, Genius, Refinery29, Tastemade
• BuzzFeed, Absent From NewFronts Since 2016, Returns To Tout Business Diversity, ‘Lighthouse’ Ad Product
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 05/03/2021
• YouTube ‘Shorts’ Is Rolling Out To All Creators In The U.S., Will Replace ‘Explore’ Tab On App Homescreen
• YouTube Viewers Now Watch More Than 1 Billion Hours Of Content Each Day