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• Patreon and Apple’s fee dispute is getting messier. Who is responsible for creator revenue?
• Advertisers express disappointment after the firms measuring YouTube like TV are ordered to cease and desist

  Barb and Kantar Media teamed up to measure YouTube like a TV channel. Google's cease-and-desist letter throws a wrench into those plans.

  
• YouTube has banned some slop channels. Can it stay ahead of “low quality AI content”?

  YouTube wants to address its rampant AI slop issue. How will that crackdown line up with its own AI-related products?

  
• Whatnot breaks down $22 billion live shopping industry as ecommerce goes mainstream

  As social auction and streaming platform Whatnot celebrates $8 billion in annual GMV, it is preparing for live shopping to go mainstream.

  
• YouTube and the NFL are bringing flag football back to the Super Bowl with team captains Druski, J. Balvin
• Twitch puts $300,000 up for grabs with three-week Roblox festival
• Brian Robbins’ new entertainment company will bet on YouTube’s ability to build “awareness and fan love”
• AI is now citing YouTube more often than Reddit. Is it time to pivot to video (again)?
• Censorship claims, investigations, and alternate apps: The U.S. TikTok app is off to a rough start
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: 30 celebrities wrestling with the anime angel
• Universal Music Group’s new Twitch account puts a fresh spin on live music
• Have you heard? Soulja Boy’s Twitch diss, YouTube TV’s upgrade, and notes from the TikTok deal