News

• Have you heard? CoComelon workers go on strike while Dude Perfect joins the Savannah Bananas.
• Twitch is punishing streamers who use viewbots by capping their concurrent viewership

  Twitch CEO Dan Clancy announced a policy update that will impose concurrent viewership caps on streamers who are found to use viewbots.

  
• Snapchat studies Chat ads as culture moves “from public feeds into personal conversations”

  In India, Snapchat teamed up with Kantar to study the efficacy of Sponsored Snaps and other forms of chat-based advertising.

  
• YouTube and Netflix are on track to land multi-game packages for the 2026 NFL season

  As the NFL resells football broadcasts that once went to ESPN, YouTube and Netflix are likely to both receive multi-game packages.

  
• The ACLU is using a YouTube Kids series to teach children about their inalienable rights
• OnlyFans rolls out category-specific hubs to helps its users discover new accounts to follow
• Creators 4 Mental Health taps Doctor Mike, Vivian Tu, and more to record positive messages for NYC commuters
• VTuber Mitama Sakumaru is working on “reality manifestation” tools for VTubers–like an iPhone program that avatar-ifies their hands in real time
• VidCon’s new title sponsor is an AI-powered creator monetization platform
• Fitness instructors are the “rockstars” of their industry. That’s why Les Mills spent 3 years making a YouTube docuseries to put them in the spotlight.
• Social media has political divides, but some feeds are more polarized than others
• Streamers are mogging each other, so Twitch changed its rules to accommodate them
• Meta says its new age verification tech isn’t facial recognition. Can that solution manage meddling kids?
• It’s time for a Game Changer: Dropout raises $1.5 million (and counting) to develop board game
• TikTok adds to out-of-home push by letting brands “reformat and reimagine” ads for billboards
• Airlines are clamping down on in-flight filming. What does this mean for aviation YouTubers?
• YouTube is testing a tool that lets creators generate royalty-free music for their videos
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• You can now listen to Musk v Altman live on YouTube
• LIONS Creators 2026: Q&A with VP & Chief Growth Officer Ed Davidson
• Have you heard? Ludwig’s ‘GeoGuessr’ fame, Poland’s record-setting stream, and an NFL prank gone wrong.
• Roblox hikes developer earnings by 42%–but only if they make games aimed at adults
• After FaZe Clan’s epic collapse, it’s CORE members are reuniting with a new creator group