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• Moonbug Inks Deal With The BBC To Distribute CoComelon, Little Baby Bum, More
• Following Smash Debut Single, Bella Poarch To Co-Headline ‘Virgil’s Mania’ Tour In September

  TikTok phenom-turned-popstar Bella Poarch -- who holds the record for the most-viewed TikTok video of all time -- is hitting the road.

  
• Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Gives In-Depth Look At Platform’s Recommendation Algorithms For User Feeds, Reels

  “It’s hard to trust what you don’t understand,” platform head Adam Mosseri said in an official blog post. “There are a lot of misconceptions out there, and we recognize that we can do more to help people understand what we do.”

  
• Creators On The Rise: Jaden Sprinz Sparked TikTok’s Fruit Jelly Craze In 2020. Now He’s Netting 530 Million Views A Month On YouTube.

  Sprinz, who’s 23, was born with unusually sharp, unusually long canines, and he’s spent his life fielding questions--and occasional insults--about his eye-catching eyeteeth. When he joined both YouTube and TikTok in 2019, things were no different. His followers wanted to know: Are his fangs real? Why does he have them? How do they affect his life?

  
• Videos On YouTube And Facebook Get 70% As Much Viewership As Linear TV Shows (Report)
• Biden Revokes Trump Order Banning TikTok, But Reiterates Oversight Of Foreign-Owned Apps
• YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous Launches ‘Queerified’ Podcast At Ramble For Pride Month
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/07/2021
• YouTube To Open Applications For Second Class Of #YouTubeBlack Voices Creator Grants On June 21
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 06/07/2021
• Snapchat Hires 2 TikTok Staffers To Beef Up ‘Spotlight’, Names Head Of Fashion And Beauty Partnerships
• Instagram Teases Native Affiliate Program, Merch Storefronts, Livestreaming Rewards At Inaugural ‘Creator Week’
• Phil DeFranco Partners With Jellysmack To Relaunch His YouTube News Series On Snapchat (Exclusive)
• David Dobrik-Less Dispo Closes Series A Featuring Investor-Advisors Annie Leibovitz, Kevin Durant, More
• Skincare Vlogger Hyram Yarbro Is Launching His Own ‘Selfless’ Brand At Sephora Stores Globally
• Mark Zuckerberg Takes Jab At Apple, Vows Facebook Won’t Take A Cut Of Creator Revenues Until 2023
• Sephora Announces Third Class Of Its #SephoraSquad Beauty Influencer Program
• Logan Paul And Floyd Mayweather Made Tens Of Millions In Sponsor Dollars On Their Fight. Here Are All the Brands Involved In The Boxing Event.
• Instagram Unveils Branded Content Updates, Including Ability To Tag 2 Brands In Single Sponsored Post
• YouTube ‘Shorts’ To Let Creators Repurpose Audio From Existing YouTube Videos Amid Global Rollout
• White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Hosts First-Ever Briefing With Social Media Stars
• Insights: Twitter Finally Gives Us What We Always Wanted, For A Price
• Underscore Talent Signs TikTok Phenom CelinaSpookyBoo, YouTube’s Anasala Family
• Spring, Linktree Integration Will Enable Creators To Add Ecommerce Stores To Bio Links