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• On the Podcast: Lawyers lead to innovation. (But for real, tho.)
• Streamers on the Rise: Piso4 on making a place for queer children of the corn

  Piso4 grew up in a cornfield. And, as a young, queer kid living in the Midwest, they didn't have a lot of support from their community. So, like many queer millennials and Gen Z'ers, they turned to the internet.

  
• Klarna is the latest company trying to bring social shopping to the Western world

  Klarna is the latest company attempting to bring Chinese-style social shopping to the West. Its TikTok-like feed will offer AI-driven recs.

  
• Snapchat’s getting review-bombed after pinning its new AI chatbot to the top of users’ feeds

  The platform is seeing significant backlash from users after it pinned "My AI," its new chat tool powered by OpenAI's GPT, to the top of users' chat feeds, with no way to remove it.

  
• Can #BookTok save the indie bookstore? American Express thinks so.
• VidCon 2023 agenda includes talks on “Digital’s Next Era,” custom tees, and a “Night of Impact”
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/23/2023
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• Keffals got swatted. Now she’s filing a human rights complaint against the police department that arrested her.
• Is a CoComelon movie in the works? Universal has its eyes on the toddler franchise.
• Hello, Hollywood: Markiplier to direct, star in feature-length video game adaptation
• Calling all entrepreneurs: #PitchMrBeast for a chance to be in his next video (and win some money)
• The Cavinder Twins turned NIL rights into TikTok fame. Now they’re joining Jake Paul’s sportsbook.
• TikTok’s CEO wants us to believe the app’s U.S. data is secure. A new report suggests otherwise.
• OnlyFans is ready for its push into reality TV. Welcome to the ‘House of Sims’.
• No, the D’Amelios are not buying TikTok
• Kai Cenat got banned from Twitch. Then he got a shout out from Nicki Minaj.
• Moonbug makes ‘Minibods’ to spin off some of its cutest characters
• Millionaires: Yuri Lamasbella on taking over TikTok as the “lost Kardashian”
• Rooster Teeth’s creator mentorship program is back
• Dunkey’s first video game spotlighted at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase
• The Sorry Girls got interior design tips from the first ladies of the U.S. and Canada
• Jellysmack is bringing channels like VINwiki to Spotify’s 500 million global users
• WWE reverses streaming policy, allowing its stars to return to Twitch