News

• YouTube’s decision to allow election misinformation is under fire from Congress
• YouTube is reportedly testing a gaming platform called Playables

  Google is reportedly testing a feature called Playables that would allow users to play games within the YouTube platform.

  
• King Charles launches YouTube channel in search of “sustainable solutions to the climate crisis”

  King Charles III is expanding his commitment to environmental activism by launching a YouTube channel for his brand RE:TV.

  
• Unilever promotes its home goods brands as the official sponsor of #CleanTok

  Unilever is installing its Cleanipedia resource as the official sponsor of #CleanTok, the cleaning hashtag on TikTok.

  
• In “state of the creator economy” memo, MrBeast’s manager warns creators about TikTok investments
• Ryan Trahan’s penny series is back…and going international?
• Kajabi, Hello Group court creator VIPs who want to launch “digital knowledge products”
• Airrack joins YouTube to unveil 2023 Culture and Trends Report, dissect “many layers of fandom”
• Twitch’s new Hype Chat has a 70/30 revenue split
• Amaze’s new integration will let creators reach their “full income potential on TikTok Shop”
• Millionaires: How dad jokes got Dave Ogleton to a million TikTok followers
• YouTube is giving more users the ability to turn comments into Shorts
• Columbian duo Calle y Poché celebrates premiere of Amazon Prime show with first music video
• V Pappas is leaving TikTok
• Video editing app Captions raises $25 million to build on its 100,000 daily active users
• Patreon is giving creators a new way to earn money from their fans
• YouTube is bringing its live shopping tools to Korea through a brand-new channel
• Creators on the Rise: A fortune teller convinced H Woo to go full-time on TikTok
• TikTok admits to storing data of U.S. Creator Fund recipients on Chinese servers
• Streamers on the Rise: joshseki makes a place for anti-toxicity in gaming
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/18/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 06/18/2023
• Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox just bought Smosh
• Jellysmack, All Def owner Culture Genesis pledge $25 million for underrepresented creators