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• 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?

  Platforms, creators, and brands are trying to figure out what's next after the Supreme Court upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the U.S.

  
• Snapchat is using the TikTok ban as an opportunity to promote creators like Avani Gregg and Loren Gray

  Snapchat is advertising itself as the place where users can go to watch the stars who broke out on soon-to-be-banned TikTok.

  
• Russia made it harder for citizens to watch YouTube. They’re going to VKontakte instead.

  VKontakte has surpassed YouTube in Russia, where alleged throttling has pushed citizens to a local social media app.

  
• The ‘Wii Sports Tennis’ version of the Australian Open looks silly, but it’s a whole new kind of sports stream
• Netflix wants to keep pace with YouTube among toddlers, so it struck a deal with Ms. Rachel
• Senators who passed the TikTok ban are realizing a lot of people won’t like it
• The TikTok ban might give “Chinese Instagram” the opening it needs to break into the U.S.
• As wildfires strike Los Angeles, YouTube vlogs offer personal perspectives
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Cars, trains, and…pizza?
• Have you heard? MrBeast gives permission to repost his videos, and Nelk gives vapes to villagers.
• Pickles, cherries, and cream sodas: Pinterest thinks 2025’s trends will be colorful and delicious