News

• Creators on the Rise: Uyen Ninh’s cross-cultural comedy is bringing her hundreds of millions of views
• Creator groups AMP and RDCWorld will go under center at the 2023 NFL Draft

  The creator groups AMP (including Kai Cenat) and RDCWorld1 will face off at a flag football game held at the NFL Draft in Kansas City.

  
• Despite YouTube’s ongoing slump, Alphabet bounced back to beat Q1 2023 earnings estimates

  Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat said that she sees "signs of stabilization" for YouTube even though the video platform slumped in Q1 2023.

  
• On the Podcast: Lawyers lead to innovation. (But for real, tho.)

  I don’t think the lay public would ever consider corporate lawyers for major music publishers or tech corporations particularly innovative or catalysts for massive technological change. I mean, I didn’t.

  
• Streamers on the Rise: Piso4 on making a place for queer children of the corn
• Klarna is the latest company trying to bring social shopping to the Western world
• Snapchat’s getting review-bombed after pinning its new AI chatbot to the top of users’ feeds
• 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
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 04/23/2023
• 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