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• YouTube will let creators consent to AI training (and opt them out by default)
• India to get big influencer boxing moment with Logan Paul/Conor McGregor fight

  Former UFC star Conor McGregor said that he has agreed to fight Logan Paul in a boxing match that will take place in India.

  
• Instagram turns creator-led channels into two-way streets

  Instagram has added Replies and Prompts to its broadcast channels to allow fans to respond to their favorite creators.

  
• Ludwig’s hosting a 50-hour speedrunning smorgasbord–and it’s all for charity

  He, his company Offbrand, and more than a dozen content creators are putting on Fast 50, a 50-hour livestreamed charity event themed entirely around speedrunning (which, for those who don't know, is where you complete an entire game, or certain objectives within that game, in the absolute fastest time possible. It's a huge genre on YouTube).

  
• 24 Twitch streamers will duke it out in ‘Tekken’ tournament
• Chipotle’s partnering with Twitch and 89 streamers for “Super Ultra Combo Week”
• ‘Ashfall’ taps TikToker Michael Le for cosplay countdown series
• TikTok is starting to look more like a record label
• Jamal Edwards, who harnessed YouTube to revolutionize British music, dies at 31
• Retired League Of Legends Pro ‘Doublelift’ Signs With Talent Firm Loaded
• ‘Gayming Live’ Convention To Debut In Brooklyn Next July
• Animal Rights Nonprofit Sues YouTube For Failing To Remove Abuse Videos