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• Crayola, TheSoul bring holiday decor to YouTube Kids with playlist of “magical winter moments”
• The first VTuber Awards achieved a peak viewership above 38,000 on host Filian’s stream

  The first VTuber Awards drew more than 38,000 peak viewers, with Filian hosting and Ironmouse taking the top prize.

  
• TikTok defied a ban attempt in Montana. Can it challenge social media age limits in Utah?

  After winning a key legal victory in Montana, TikTok is joining forces with other tech companies to file a lawsuit against the state of Utah.

  
• Facebook courts creators with performance-based payouts for its ad formats

  Meta is introducing new performance-based payouts for Facebook, which are designed to highlight the platform's scale and ad diversity.

  
• YouTube’s first video recently received a MrBeast-style thumbnail update
• Creators on the Rise: Wootak Kim’s art in a glass
• An ad agency ran a standalone campaign on YouTube Shorts. The results compared favorably to TikTok.
• Patrick Mahomes is the new face of Prime
• On the Podcast: A guiding light for creators
• YouTube is still teens’ top social media site–and that popularity translates to sales
• YouTube family vlogger Ruby Franke, who claimed her children were possessed, enters guilty plea
• Ninja is hosting a New Year’s Eve special alongside guests like SypherPK and DrLupo
• On the Rise: Paige Wassel is making WAS happen
• Black Menswear joins Pixability, YouTube, and Whalar’s creator self-ID initiative (Exclusive)
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 12/17/2023
• MrBeast is granting “thousands” of holiday wishes with Shop partnership
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 12/17/2023
• MoistCr1tikal, Wendigoon, and Jackson Clarke’s new podcast hits #1 in true crime
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Mark Rober’s GlitterBomb is bad for porch pirates (but good for T-Mobile)
• TikTok quietly changed its terms of service. Will need arbitration rules prevent future lawsuits?
• Twitch reverses sexual content policy shift: “We are rolling back the artistic nudity changes”
• TikTok’s first concert was its biggest livestream yet
• Around the World: TikTok makes moves in Indonesia, Italy fines YouTube, and Brazil enacts “crypto tax”
• Millionaires: Drew Talbert’s acting and writing chops come together in viral TikToks