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• Jakey Boehm lets his TikTok followers wake him up in the middle of the night. He just made $34,000 in a single month.
• Is there a representation gap in the world of kid-friendly YouTube videos?

  Common Sense Media & the University of Michigan have teamed up to release a report about the lack of representation in kids' YouTube videos.

  
• Alphabet reportedly agrees to let outside agencies place ads on YouTube

  Alphabet’s ad practices have been the subject of a European Commission antitrust probe for the past year, with the investigation looking into services including Google Ads and Google Ad Manager.

  
• Colin and Samir look to “support the growth of more careers” by bringing their podcast to LinkedIn

  Colin and Samir will bring their podcasts 'The Colin and Samir Show' and 'Creator Support' to the LinkedIn podcast network.

  
• The TikTok community is mourning the death of influencer Cooper Noriega
• Spotify just acquired a company that can make anyone say anything
• Ali-A offers $100,000 to a gamer of the ‘Uture’ in competition series
• VidCon has lost two straight years to COVID-19. Here’s what its organizers are doing to make sure the 2022 edition is safe.
• Twitter’s letting brands ping users about their products
• Season 4 of ‘Stranger Things’ generated 335 million hours of watch time in a single week
• Brands are paying influencers nearly 100% more than pre-pandemic rates
• 68% of consumers already experience the metaverse, even if they don’t realize it
• YouTube Millionaires: Max Miller digs into dishes of the past
• Doctor Mike calls out misinformation in videos (including his own)
• Meta hopes “platform agnostic” creators will flock to its events at VidCon
• Spotify says podcasts will generate more profit than music. But for now, they’re losing money.
• TikTok star Kirsten Titus signs with UTA (Exclusive)
• Creators On The Rise: Florida man brings state-themed standup to YouTube
• Join us for Tubefilter’s 10th annual VidCon party
• An Australian court has found YouTube guilty of distributing defamatory content. Will the platform pay its fine?
• With 10 million users and counting, LinkedIn’s Creator Mode gets an update
• Longtime YouTube exec Ben Relles has departed the company to work with LinkedIn’s co-founder
• YouTube’s new creator collab asks: What’s in your cards?
• Okay, Alexa: Get me creator info from Famous Birthdays