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• YouTube Millionaires: How career magician Rick Smith Jr. threw his way to a million subscribers
• Leenda Dong, who tells funny stories on TikTok, signs with WME (Exclusive)

  Leenda Dong, whose comedy videos have earned her 17 million followers on TikTok and a 2021 Streamy Award, has signed with talent agency WME.

  
• Snapchat wants to see your #UglySweaters, #ChristmasDecor, and more. $125,000 is up for grabs.

  Across 16 Spotlight Challenges, covering topics like holiday food and Christmas decorations, Snapchat will give away $125,000 in December.

  
• Misinformation is a “global challenge for society.” Google’s $13.2 million grant will support fact-checkers. 

  Google and YouTube are providing Poynter and the International Fact-Checking Network with a $13.2 million grant to combat misinformation.

  
• Pearpop raises $18 million to create “the new standard in creator marketing”
• JoJo Siwa and Jack McBrayer will host the new Children’s and Family Emmys
• “Compulsive event organizer” QTCinderella is bringing together big-name streamers for another Christmas concert
• The “first addition to the Blippi universe” is getting her own Netflix show
• YouTube’s favorite polyglot interviewed world leaders in their native languages
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 11/27/2022
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/27/2022
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