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• Congress has a new plan to regulate TikTok: It wants ByteDance to divest its popular video app
• A new “LinkedIn influencer marketing company” is connecting professional creators to brands

  Creator Authority is a new influencer marketing agency that is connecting brands to the rising community of creators on LinkedIn.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Meme, Minecraft, meet squirrel

  The Super Bowl has headlined YouTube's top sponsored videos for a few weeks, and though it's now past, our latest Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report is still led by football--just, you know, the other kind. Also high up on this week's list are a smorgasbord of internet classics: memes, Minecraft, questionable vehicular activities, and befriending a wild animal.

  
• GameSquare prepares to close FaZe Clan merger by selling Complexity Gaming for $10.4 million

  Esports organization Complexity Gaming is returning to its original owners as GameSquare prepares to close its FaZe Clan merger.

  
• Long-dormant YouTube car channel The Drive is coming back to “take you to places you’ve never been”
• Gaming ads will take center stage at the 2024 PlayFronts. Here’s the official schedule.
• Millionaires: Aaron Goldenberg is TikTok’s beloved mean gay
• TikTok chart topper Cat Janice, who released the viral single ‘Dance You Outta My Head’, has died
• Creators on the Rise: If you don’t watch Joe Dombrowski’s new comedy special, you’ll go to the bad place
• TikTok is bringing its short film contest back to Cannes — and inviting U.S. creators to submit
• Facebook wants to take Performance Bonus earnings to the moon by removing monthly limits
• YouTube’s TikTok-style video editing suite is now available in 21 countries