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• Panera Bread, like the men of TikTok, is thinking about the Roman Empire
• YouTube makes it easier to monetize videos that discuss abortion, abuse, or eating disorders

  YouTube's ad-friendly guidelines now permit monetization on videos that discuss abortion, abuse, or eating disorders without graphic detail.

  
• Linktree shares statistics about the 200 million creators who are part of the “attention economy”

  Linktree's 30 million creators increased the number of links to business-focused sites between 2022 and 2023, according to a new report.

  
• Streamers on the Rise: gamergirl is ready for her next challenge

  gamergirl has been kicking ass at League of Legends since she was 12 years old.

  
• CollegeHumor is rebranding to become Dropout
• Google Podcasts is going away, with YouTube to get all its shows and users
• Alix Earle, Alex Cooper go 1-2 in Spotify podcast charts after teaming up at new media company
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 09/24/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 09/24/2023
• A new creator summit is coming to Atlanta
• Paramount’s CBS Sports Creator Studio will pair influencers with athletes
• Dream come true: RDCWorld attracts 20,000 fans to Black nerd convention Dream Con
• Donut Media lands a retail partnership with Zumiez
• The White House Director of Digital Strategy will deliver a keynote address at VidCon Baltimore
• Afterparty raises $5 million to develop AI versions of creators like Tana Mongeau and Matt Steffanina
• Samsung Galaxy is now the official vlog camera of MrBeast
• ‘Game of Thrones’ author headlines copyright infringement suit against ChatGPT developer OpenAI
• Millionaires: Meet Astraea, queen of the LARP
• Ryan’s World blasts off into ‘Titan Universe Adventure’ for Pocket.watch’s first feature film
• 28% of TikTok users are Gen Xers. Only 5% of brands target that cohort with influencer marketing.
• YouTube launches new editing app YouTube Create
• YouTube wants creators to use its AI-driven tools to make the Shorts of their dreams
• Comedian Stephen Tries inks representation deal with MonRae Management
• Creators on the Rise: Leah Ryder wields the power of plus-size positivity