News

• YouTube is banning videos that promote “unsafe abortion methods”
• Twitter lost money last quarter–and it’s blaming Elon Musk

  Twitter declined to provide a forecast for Q3, citing the fact that Musk’s acquisition is still up in the air.

  
• OnlyFans’ SFW platform gets a boost thanks to reality stars from ‘The Only Way Is Essex’

  Chloe Sims and her siblings broke out on the reality series 'The Only Way Is Essex.' Now they're coming to the OnlyFans TV platform.

  
• After seven years at YouTube Gaming, Lester Chen heads to Andreessen Horowitz

  After building a formidable lineup of streamers as YouTube's Global head of Gaming Creators, Lestern Chen is going to Andreessen Horowitz.

  
• Pokimane seeks “mental reset” with Twitch hiatus
• More and more people are turning to TikTok for news
• Lilly Singh has notched another first-look deal, this time in her native Canada
• YouTube Millionaires: Animalogic is making the next generation of nature documentaries
• Creators On The Rise: Ryan Doka isn’t sure what’ll happen when he leaves candy in alcohol for a month. That’s what makes it fun.
• Chess streamers Alexandra and Andrea Botez make a move with CAA
• Meet YouTube’s new Creator Liaison
• Netflix lost a million subscribers in Q2–but that’s a million fewer than expected
• FaZe Clan has gone public
• Google said Instagram was cutting into its Search and Maps traffic. Now Instagram’s debuting a searchable map.
• YouTube cuts Content ID appeal period from 30 days to seven
• YouTube’s new Shopify integration lets creators place products across their channels
• Want your Bitmoji to work on a laptop? Try Snapchat’s browser version.
• Instagram now lets you shop in DMs
• Ahead of back-to-school season, Ryan Kaji’s new Skechers designs are here
• WEBTOON says it’s paid comic creators $27 million since 2020
• YouTube Shorts gives Katie Feeney another sports correspondent gig at the MLB All-Star Game
• Hamsters chow down on tiny eats in YouTube’s latest original series
• TikTok’s security chief is stepping back
• Mark Rober searches for good samaritans as the guest host of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’