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• Twitch reverses sexual content policy shift: “We are rolling back the artistic nudity changes”
• Around the World: TikTok makes moves in Indonesia, Italy fines YouTube, and Brazil enacts “crypto tax”

  TikTok struck a deal to restart its Indonesian ecommerce, Italy levied fines against YouTube and Twitch, and Brazil passed a crypto tax.

  
• Millionaires: Drew Talbert’s acting and writing chops come together in viral TikToks

  Talbert had moved to Los Angeles two decades earlier, looking for a career in writing or acting, and had supported himself by waiting tables. His experiences in that industry, combined with what he'd learned from his year on YouTube, are what made content work for him when he decided to try his hand at TikTok in 2020.

  
• Kai Cenat’s collab with Nicki Minaj broke a Twitch record with 348,593 concurrent viewers

  Nicki Minaj was four hours late to a planned appearance on Kai Cenat's stream, but the pair broke the Twitch record for concurrent viewers.

  
• Strava seeks social, ecommerce features by hiring YouTube vet as new CEO
• Want to show your Close Friends what you’re up to? Drop them a video Note on Instagram.
• Kensington Grey signs Joel Bervell, Maurice Kamara, and DeAndre Brown to expand diverse roster
• MrBeast’s Feastables brand may need to rename Deez Nutz due to legal dispute
• Connor Wood, known as ‘Fibula’ on TikTok, sees early sell-outs for 11-city comedy tour
• Google Classroom users can now “turn any YouTube video into an interactive lesson”
• Introducing ViewStats: A data platform for YouTube creators co-founded by MrBeast (Exclusive)
• Netflix shares viewership numbers from the first half of 2023 for 18,214 shows and movies