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• UFC Signs 3-Show Deal With Facebook Watch, Aiming To Promote Its PPV Matches
• “Under The Influence”?: A Response To THAT Ad Age Article

  This past Wednesday, influencers and influencer marketers alike (myself included) went into an uproar because of an Ad Age article titled Under the Influence: The Dishonest and Wasteful Practice of Influencer Marketing.

  
• Longtime YouTuber Onision Banned From Twitch, Facing Allegations Of Abuse And Chris Hansen Investigation

  The livestreaming platform doesn’t comment on individual creators’ cases, so it’s not clear exactly why Onision (who had around 3K followers on Twitch and has 2M subscribers on YouTube, where he’s been vlogging since 2006) has been barred. It is worth noting, though, that the ban comes two days after former To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen, now the host of a topically similar, YouTube-exclusive show, Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, posted footage of himself showing up at Onision’s house to confront him about ongoing allegations of abuse from at least six women--one of whom, a woman named Sarah, claims Onision and his spouse Kai Averoe groomed her when she was underage.

  
• YouTube-Disputed Study Finds 100 Advertisers Ran Spots Against Climate Change Denial Videos

  A new study has uncovered yet another potential blip in YouTube’s ongoing struggle to protect advertisers from the litany of content that it hosts -- though the video giant takes particular issue with the study in question.

  
• UTA Signs Hype House Collaborators Charli And Dixie D’Amelio, Plus Parents Marc And Heidi
• Little Monster’s Thumbnail-Making Skills Have Helped Generate 30 Billion Views For Brand Clients. Now, It’s Offering Its Services To YouTubers.
• IAC Sells CollegeHumor To Longtime Exec Sam Reich, Laying Off 100+ Employees
• In 2019, WWE Uploaded 500 YouTube Videos Per Month—Making A Reported $13 Million In AdSense
• There’s A Fatal Flaw In The New Study Claiming YouTube’s Recommendation Algorithm Doesn’t Radicalize Viewers
• Latte Lover Emma Chamberlain To Launch Her Own Coffee Business This Sunday
• Police Arrest, Charge Twitch Streamer With Child Abuse After Receiving Tips From Community
• All Def Digital’s Assets Acquired, Content Slate To Be Rebooted By Startup Culture Genesis