News

• Millionaires: One “dumb little video” made Micah & Sarah take off on TikTok. Now they have 1.2 million followers.
• The U.S. Senate proposed the Restrict Act as a TikTok ban, but the bill may see some changes

  Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is behind a plan to amend the Restrict Act, which served as the Senate's first attempt to ban TikTok

  
• Barbiemania brings millions of views to YouTube music videos (including one from 1997)

  The average YouTube views on the 1997 Aqua music video "Barbie Girl" have tripled since the release of Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' movie.

  
• Here’s how Kick plans to get profitable

  "Kick is not currently profitable, and that is obviously no secret," Kick founder/CEO Ed Craven told Forbes.

  
• Former Twitter Blue head sounds off on Elon Musk: “X is run by a mercurial leader”
• Creators On The Rise: Cassie Yeung’s parents gave her three months to make it as a content creator. Then she got cast in a Gordon Ramsay show.
• Snap stock plummets as its investors prepare for a rocky future
• YouTube’s first season of NFL Sunday Ticket will be free for some Verizon customers
• Who owns TikTok memes? Anthony Fantano and Activision are debating that question.
• Alphabet sees green in earnings report as YouTube’s quarterly ad revenue hits $7.7 billion
• Streamers on the Rise: Krystalogy sees her future in streaming
• TikTok wants to do $20 billion in retail this year
• Creators are pushing drugs like Ozempic as weight-loss solutions. Now TikTok is cracking down.
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• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 07/23/2023
• Instagram Subscriptions expansion lets users in ten more countries put up paywalls
• Here are your nominees (and host) for the 2023 Streamy Awards
• TikTok invites users to share “stories, poems, lyrics, and other written content” with text posts
• Sneakerheads ConnorTV, The Drip Don open shoe store in Detroit area
• AOC’s back on Twitch—with HasanAbi
• FaZe Clan’s ‘Rig Raiders’ is ‘Pimp My Ride’ for the custom PC crowd
• Karl Jacobs gets his kicks with Dream SMP-inspired Vans at Journeys
• Millionaires: Alex & Jon want to be your brand-savvy BFFs
• On the Podcast: ‘Cause YouTube is players, too