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• Have you heard? ‘The Guild’ breaks records, Salish Matter goes to Chipotle, and LeBron tees off.
• Senators question TikTok over algorithm experiment that denied users protection from dangerous content rabbit holes

  Without informing the public, TikTok reportedly ran an experiment where it sorted ~15 million users into a control group whose accounts would be fed by the default recommendation algorithm, with no safety net against patterns of potentially harmful content.

  
• At VidSummit 2026, Dr. Plants will lay out his playbook for getting 50 million views on every video

  "Every time I make a video, I live on a thesis," he says. "That thesis is, I'm only going to do it if I can do it better than anyone else has ever done it. If I'm going to make a video about hatching eggs, it has to be the best video about hatching eggs that has ever been posted on YouTube. It's the only way I'm going to do it."

  
• Would you sacrifice 6 years of your life to spend 4 days playing GTA VI?

  A decade ago, this would have been a surreal headline from The Onion, but in 2026, it's actual reality: A U.S. Army unit based in Georgia is offering soldiers a four-day leave pass to play Grand Theft Auto VI if they reenlist for up to six years.

  
• Brazil’s LiveMode was a big winner at the World Cup. Now it’s coming for Europe’s biggest leagues.
• After becoming China’s answer to YouTube, BiliBili has its eyes on the rest of the world
• Is Patreon planning to challenge YouTube and TikTok? CEO says the “current version of the web is a failed promise for creators and fandoms” amid rollout of 30 content tools
• YouTube is reportedly offering creators millions if they don’t sign deals with Netflix
• If you think the UNO Twitch event is a punchline, allow me to play my Reverse card
• As Vine’s successor opens its doors to the public, chalupas may make all the difference
• A new creator-financed indie horror is on the way: ‘Godmother,’ co-written by Alanah Pearce and financed by Jacksepticeye
• New details emerge regarding TikTok’s rumored plan to support direct payments