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• TikTok bans #SkinnyTok hashtag
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Footballers, fentanyl, Ghostface

  Our latest Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report has it all: explosions, Ozempic, weird phones, the Mexico border, and a good old-fashioned history nerd dunking. As usual, MrBeast is #1, but there's some new faces in our top 5 this week--and an unusual lack of sicence content! But don't worry--our bonus vid has plenty of educational moments.

  
• At TwitchCon, TikTok-style vertical live streaming arrives for Twitch users

  At the annual TwitchCon gathering, CEO Dan Clancy announced several new features, including a vertical live streaming format.

  
• TikTok has its sights set on the U.K. Can it maintain promising revenue growth across the pond?

  As TikTok fights regulatory battles in the US, its business in the UK is growing, with revenue increasing 50% year-over-year.

  
• Tribeca Festival’s Creator Economy programming promotes digital voices who are “up next”
• Have you heard? Stokes Twins hire a CEO, OnlyFans seeks a sale, and Baby Shark eyes an IPO
• Influencer boxing event Creator Clash looks to move past iDubbbz drama with new venue, date
• Can brick-and-mortar stores help Meta sell its wearable devices?
• A trusted financial firm wants creator businesses to bank on Karat
• 20 years of YouTube: In 2010, we hid our kids and our wives (but not our excitement)
• CAA taps longtime creator operative Brent Weinstein to “lead multiple business areas”
• CoComelon caper: Disney nabs the rights to the world’s biggest kids show at Netflix’s expense