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• So, theoretically, how much does it cost to buy fake views, followers, comments, likes, and shares right now?
• Is there a right way to moderate children’s screen time? One approach may rise above the rest.

  Researchers in South Korea examined three forms of parental moderation to determine which one had the biggest effect on kids' screen time.

  
• Led by U.S. sales, TikTok Shop is on track to hit $100 billion of gross merchandise value in 2026

  A report from Momentum Works revealed that TikTok Shop's GMV surpassed $50 billion during the first half of 2026.

  
• YouTube’s new video ideation tool has two “massive” features for creators

  
• Mondo Metrics says its new trend tracker is “what CrowdTangle would have become”–and it’s launching with major sports leagues
• While much of YouTube keeps it short, sports creators are going long
• Reddit posts go viral on other platforms. Can that traffic be brought in-house?
• The force is with TikTokers as they get the usage rights to Disney characters
• Spotify says podcasts are having a “favorable” impact on its revenue, and that it’ll spend $230 million more on marketing and AI this year
• Speed zooms into Zumiez with some Killer Merch
• Connectivity issues can hamper IRL streams. Streamlabs has a solution.
• ‘PUBG’ offers $95,000 in prizes as it drops into the creator sandbox world led by Roblox and Fortnite