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• With new and returning shows, Brat TV looks to provide “a fresh look at the issues Gen Z is facing today”
• Ads are coming to YouTube Shorts — and an expansion of the Partner Program is coming with them

  YouTube is bringing ads to YouTube Shorts. It will also expand its Partner Program to allow more creators to profit from short-form clips.

  
• YouTube’s Chief Product Officer testified before Congress. Then he announced a new approach to extremist content.

  Neal Mohan testified before Congress this week. Then the YouTube Chief Product Officer announced a new policy for curbing extremist content.

  
• Khaby Lame gets paid about $400,000 for each sponsored TikTok, but his dream is to win an Oscar

  Khaby Lame's manager told Fortune that the TikTok star makes about $400,000 for each sponsored post. He also wants to win an Oscar.

  
• The company “at the apex of gaming and youth culture” is selling land in the metaverse. Welcome to FaZe World.
• TikTok’s COO appeared in front of Congress. Her testimony left many questions unanswered.
• YouTube Millionaires: Jack Pop has a million subscribers and a movie in the works. He’s also 17.
• TikTok’s latest month-long initiative is a Latinx thing
• Netflix’s ad-supported tier is on the fast track, but advertisers are balking at the platform’s asking price
• The latest foodstuffs inspired by YouTube are on Shake Shack’s Hot Ones menu
• Here’s how cooking creator Eitan Bernath uses Snapchat as the “main source of revenue for his company.”
• Patreon feels the effects of the economic downturn, lays off 17% of its workforce