News

• Wattpad’s taking 5 million authors to school with new YouTube series (Exclusive)
• TikTok touts “unprecedented levels of transparency” at its new Los Angeles facility

  A TikTok Transparency Center in Los Angeles offers visitors a chance to review the app's inner workings and security measures.

  
• Grammy nominee Omar Apollo “started from zero” on YouTube

  Twenty-five-year-old Omar Apollo, who just released his debut album Ivory in April 2022, is one of 10 acts nominated for best new artist at the 2023 Grammys.

  
• Underscore Talent inks management deals with 12 gamers, including CDawgVA and Arteezy

  Underscore Talent's new additions to its gaming division include 'Super Smash Bros' legend HungryBox and 'Trash Taste' podcast host CDawgVA.

  
• The twins behind the RackaRacka YouTube channel are coming to a movie theater near you
• Elon Musk says Twitter is now sharing revenue with creators. How does that work? No one knows.
• YouTube revenue is lagging despite 50 billion daily views on Shorts
• YouTube DIY duo Vanwives sign with Night (Exclusive)
• TikTok wants you to show off your Super Bowl spread
• YouTube Millionaires: Jeffrey Bui took a chance and went full-time on YouTube. Five months later, he’s gained a million subscribers.
• Twitter’s new policy will kill beloved content bots
• ChatGPT’s surge to 100 million users raises questions about the future of AI-authored content
• Pinterest just cut another 150 employees
• Streamer organization OTK adds Emiru to its ownership group
• Snap’s Black History Month plans include Spotlight Challenges, Lenses, and more
• TheSoul gets billions of views on YouTube Shorts. Here’s how it’s approaching the format’s new ads.
• Creators On The Rise: Erin Miller’s nostalgia chic channel is a time warp to 2003
• Atrioc goes offline after getting caught with deepfakes of female content creators
• As TikTok celebrates Black History Month, it highlights “the sounds that move culture”
• Creative Juice commits $25K to helping Black creators grow their businesses
• Logan Paul and KSI add UFC to their drink brand’s list of sponsorships
• TheGrefg honored Twitch’s Hispanic and Latino community, and 1.75 million concurrent viewers tuned in
• Linktree’s new monetization options offer creators “freedom, flexibility, and security”
• YouTube dials up another AdBlitz for Super Bowl LVII