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• Have you heard? Shroud frags for his dad, and chess gets a rules update
• Substack pledges $20 million to creators who bring their followers its way

  Substack is joining the hunt for displaced TikTok users with a Creator Accelerator Fund worth up to $20 million.

  
• Creators are getting thousands of new followers by posting Trial Reels. Was that Instagram’s plan all along?

  Instagram creators are using growth hacking tactics to benefit from the new Trial Reels. Was that the real purpose of the feautre all along?

  
• The holidays have become the peak viewing period on streaming platforms

  The biggest season of NFL action during the holidays led to record viewing on streaming platforms like Netflix, YouTube TV, and Prime Video.

  
• Rival apps X, Bluesky are both launching their own takes on TikTok
• Trump’s inauguration stream shows that his YouTube presence could play a bigger role during his second term
• Instagram is reportedly offering TikTokers up to $50,000 per month to post on Reels
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: A Joe Rogan threepeat
• Trump thinks he can broker a deal to keep TikTok running
• Have you heard? The Dream SMP stars are fighting and Bob Dylan is a little late to join TikTok.
• Ludwig, Moist Cr1TiKaL become co-owners of Shopify’s esports org “for the love of the game”
• The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban. Now what?