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• X’s TV app is coming “soon”
• The “divest or ban” TikTok bill has passed. Now the legal battle begins.

  Now that Congress has passed the "divest or ban" TikTok bill and President Biden has signed it, a legal fight will commence.

  
• Nigerian chess champ Tunde Onakoya raises $120k livestreaming his 60-hour chess world record

  Onakoya, who is 29 years old and founded the education charity Chess in Slums Africa in 2018, arrived in New York City's Times Square April 17 with the intention of beating Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad's previous record of 56 hours, 9 minutes and 37 seconds.

  
• Korean Twitch alternative CHZZK doubles viewership in the wake of domestic ban

  Since Twitch's decision to discontinue its service in South Korea, alternatives like Naver's CHZZK have seen explosive growth.

  
• Mark Rober’s Crunchlabs brings STEM to kids. A new “Hack Pack” does the same for adults.
• Noah Beck talks love, life, and Iphis in first episode of new digital series ‘Marshall Will Pick You Up’
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/21/2024
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Stop trying to make “Shein wedding season” happen
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 04/21/2024
• ‘Dimension 20’ is raiding Madison Square Garden
• After viewer backlash, Watcher’s content is staying on YouTube. But the studio says it’s struggling.
• Want to try your hand at a MrBeast challenge? Zynga’s Top Troops game gives you that chance.
• Millionaires: Haley Price’s deep dives into “inhuman” true crimes
• Matthew Lillard’s nerd-paradise liquor company is giving Critical Role fans a taste of Exandria (Interview)
• Netflix stock falls 8% after streamer announces its plan to stop sharing subscriber numbers
• Snapchat gears up for a star-studded “festival szn,” with Coachella up first
• Taylor Swift brings ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ to TikTok despite ongoing UMG dispute
• Streamers on the Rise: Kaimeriss is the final boss
• The Discovery feed, Twitch’s long-awaited answer to TikTok, is rolling out this month
• TikTok is cleaning up the For You Page by cracking down “problematic” content
• Ahead of Brandcast, YouTube brings more targeting to Shorts ads
• Creators on the Rise: Iain Ward is going to run a marathon on all 7 continents–in just 7 days
• Nick DiGiovanni orders up representation deal with WME
• John Deere is searching for a “Chief Tractor Officer” who will run its TikTok account