News

• Kent State had its eyes on March Madness. Then a profane Snapchat video got in the way.
• El Smosh returns with Spanish dubs of “fan-favorite” videos

  Beginning March 16, El Smosh will post new videos every Monday and every other Wednesday.

  
• NFTs consolidate as Bored Ape Yacht Club creator acquires CryptoPunks, Meebits

  Major NFT projects Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks are now under the same umbrella thanks to a Yuga Labs acquisition.

  
• The White House wants influential young TikTok stars to spread its message about Ukraine

  Kahlil Greene and Ellie Zeiler were two of the TikTok stars who were debriefed about Ukraine by Jen Psaki in a White House Zoom call.

  
• DrDisRespect settles permaban lawsuit with Twitch, parts ways for good
• Rooster Teeth, WarnerMedia seek underrepresented creators for new program
• YouTube takes down Nelk’s interview with Trump, citing violations of its election integrity policy
• Logan Paul is in a WWE video game
• Rumored deal would store U.S. TikTok data on Oracle servers
• On The Podcast: Short-form. But longer.
• Can a TikTok star win the Eurovision Song Contest? Sam Ryder will give it a go.
• YouTube Millionaires: Alyssa grew up making YouTube videos with her family. Now her own channel is taking off.
• MrBeast told Joe Rogan that he uninstalled TikTok
• The channel behind the lo-fi beats playlists is giving out college scholarships
• Instagram drops new educational portal “by creators, for creators”
• Meta, Twitch, Zynga among presenters for inaugural PlayFronts
• TikTok turns the SoundOn to get emerging artists paid
• Twitter taps Facebook’s former teen-in-residence to lead Gen Z push
• New data shows TikTok adoption gaining on YouTube, especially among Gen Z
• Twitter launches new dashboard to remind creators it has monetization now
• Will fans of short-form TikToks stick around for long-form podcasts? SickBird wants to find out. (Exclusive)
• Creators On The Rise: AndreaXAndrea was a slime YouTuber. Now? She’s the CEO of her own slime boutique.
• Brandon Sanderson’s record-setting $26 million Kickstarter campaign is the stuff of fantasy
• The first investment from Charli and Dixie D’Amelio’s new fund is in an eyewear company