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• Research shows that the cure for boredom is to watch rather than swipe
• Meta is shutting down its AR platform in 2025. Where will effects creators go next?

  Meta has announced that 2024 will be the last year for its Spark AR program. The decision has left some creators feeling jilted.

  
• TikTok is a top spot for hot political goss

  
• It started with #RushTok. Now #DormTok is a social media sensation, and brands are moving in.

  College move-in trends like #RushTok and #DormTok are becoming big business for brands like Dormify and its ilk.

  
• Are you a creator who invented a clever catchphrase? A trademark troll might be lurking.
• JaidenAnimations’ MrBeast video reveals roadblocks for animation creators
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: One cave, one chill, and the Jumbotron at the Paris Olympics
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 08/25/2024
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/25/2024
• “What’s the secret to pleasing the algorithm?” YouTube’s Creator Liaison answers this and more in new Shorts series
• Murder, she wrote: YouTube’s AI chat summary is making mistakes
• Online fandoms are passionate. Hololive’s community app launch showed the dark side of that fervor.