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• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 09/18/2022
• An anti-censorship law from Texas just got upheld. Will it head back to the Supreme Court?

  Texas' HB 20 law, which attempts to ban censorship of all kinds on platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, just won a legal victory.

  
• Spotter has paid out $600 million to YouTube creators so far (Exclusive)

  Spotter, led by Aaron DeBevoise, pledged $1 billion to creators through catalog licensing. It has deployed $600 million of that money so far.

  
• You can now reply to YouTube comments with a Short

  YouTube is adding some major things to Shorts—including ads and an expansion of its Partner Program.

  
• MrBeast’s snack brand is moving beyond chocolate bars. Its cookies are now available at Walmart.
• With new and returning shows, Brat TV looks to provide “a fresh look at the issues Gen Z is facing today”
• Ads are coming to YouTube Shorts — and an expansion of the Partner Program is coming with them
• YouTube’s Chief Product Officer testified before Congress. Then he announced a new approach to extremist content.
• WhatsApp enters the original content court with Giannis Antetokounmpo
• Khaby Lame gets paid about $400,000 for each sponsored TikTok, but his dream is to win an Oscar
• The company “at the apex of gaming and youth culture” is selling land in the metaverse. Welcome to FaZe World.
• TikTok’s prompting users to post candid content–just like BeReal
• TikTok’s COO appeared in front of Congress. Her testimony left many questions unanswered.
• YouTube Millionaires: Jack Pop has a million subscribers and a movie in the works. He’s also 17.
• TikTok’s latest month-long initiative is a Latinx thing
• Netflix’s ad-supported tier is on the fast track, but advertisers are balking at the platform’s asking price
• The latest foodstuffs inspired by YouTube are on Shake Shack’s Hot Ones menu
• Here’s how cooking creator Eitan Bernath uses Snapchat as the “main source of revenue for his company.”
• Creators On The Rise: Mermaid Straw started in a dream. Now it’s becoming a force for environmental and health advocacy.
• Patreon feels the effects of the economic downturn, lays off 17% of its workforce
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 09/11/2022
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 09/11/2022
• Night Media wants to acquire “established consumer-facing companies.” That’s why it’s launching a $100 million investment firm.
• After going from YouTube to ABC, Quinta Brunson wins an Emmy for ‘Abbott Elementary’