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• Twitter’s Elon Musk-ified account verification system will be pay-to-play
• Meta’s ‘Creators of Tomorrow’ include emerging stars like QCP, Drew Afualo

  During its second annual Creator Week, Meta will reveal the 'Creators of Tomorrow' who "are the future" of platforms like Instagram.

  
• Kat Callaghan, the “Siri of our generation,” reveals herself as the voice of TikTok

  Kat Callaghan, a Canadian radio host, has revealed that she is the "voice of TikTok" who is heard in the app's text-to-speech playback.

  
• Barack Obama was a social star during his two terms. Now he’s logging back on to get out the vote.

  Barack Obama is working with notable Facebook publisher ATTN: to convince Gen Z to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.

  
• TikTok is launching a standalone hub dedicated to gaming
• TikTok’s Pasta Queen gets her own “gorgeous” cookbook
• YouTube is splitting long-form videos, Shorts, and live streams into separate tabs
• A member of the Sidemen is getting a trial with a professional soccer club
• Is your small business looking to get big on TikTok? Enroll in the TikTok Academy.
• Democrat officials say YouTube is a path into the “incelosphere”
• Airrack to MC the 2022 Streamy Awards, MrBeast leads with seven nominations
• YouTube Millionaires: For RealBreakingNate, falling in love with Pokemon wasn’t a phase. It was the start of a new career.
• Tasty and ‘Hot Ones’ hosts to headline inaugural Long Beach food fest
• YouTube seeks partnerships with “certain categories of healthcare professionals” to improve its medical advice
• Trainwreck says he made $360 million streaming slots. After Twitch’s gambling ban, he’s building his own platform.
• MrBeast reportedly wants a $150 million investment in his businesses. Will he get it?
• 53% of Millennials have ordered from a restaurant after seeing it on TikTok
• After disappointing earnings in Q3 2022, how will Alphabet “realign resources” at Google and YouTube?
• Creators On The Rise: On Joshiiwuh’s YouTube channel, sibling teamwork makes the dream work
• BeReal is getting the presidential treatment
• Charli D’Amelio ventures into music with her debut single
• Top execs from Patreon, Twitch, and Night Media are part of LinkedIn’s next Creator Accelerator
• Hasan Piker launches a clothing line called Himbo Fitness
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 10/23/2022