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• Twitter Reopens Verification Program After Three-Year Pause, Will Add ‘About’ Tab To Profiles
• YouTube Millionaires: Lilman Is Building His Brand On “Constant, Entertaining Complaining”

  When Lilman--who's 17 and based in Birmingham, England--joined TikTok in November 2019, the app was an escape from real life and the rest of the internet. He'd been trying to get a dance-focused YouTube channel and Instagram account off the ground, and trying to balance time-consuming, cross-platform, long-form content creation with high school classes was proving particularly stressful.

  
• HBO Max To Launch $10 Ad-Supported Monthly Subscription Tier

  As its parent company WarnerMedia weighs a spinoff in combination with Discovery, its prize streaming service, HBO Max, is unveiling a new ad-supported pricing tier.

  
• Insights: AT&T, Verizon Say “Never Mind,” Set Off Next Era Of Media Consolidation

  In the 2010s, Verizon and AT&T tried to become media companies. Now they're unwinding it all, and setting off Hollywood's next media frenzy.

  
• Snap Launches Standalone Story Creation App With New Editing Tools, Multi-Platform Publishing
• Snap Says Spotlight Has Paid Out $130 Million To Users, Unveils Creator Tip Feature ‘Gifting’
• Jake Paul Signs Multi-Fight Deal With Showtime, As Triller Partnership Concludes
• Creators On The Rise: Alyssa McKay’s “Rich Girl” Persona Is The Star Of Her Character-Driven Content Strategy
• Charli And Dixie D’Amelio To Launch Gender-Inclusive, Hollister Sub-Brand ‘Social Tourist’
• Loaded Signs Story-Based Gamer And Inclusivity Advocate ‘StoryModeBae’ (Exclusive)
• Jellysmack Taps Former CNE Exec Nathan Guetta To Lead Cryptocurrency, NFT Initiatives (Exclusive)
• CEO Jason Kilar Reportedly Negotiating Exit From WarnerMedia Amid Spinoff Plans
• The D’Amelios Navigate Fame, Sisterly Squabbles In First Glimpse At Hulu Reality Show
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• Discord Testing First Monetization Feature, Letting Creators Vend Tickets To Audio Events
• Facebook Launches QVC-Esque Ecommerce Series ‘Live Shopping Fridays’
• Instagram To Host Invite-Only Career Development Week For Creators
• AT&T To Spin Off WarnerMedia, Combine With Discovery To Form Standalone Entertainment Giant In $43 Billion Deal
• YouTube Gamer-Turned-Entrepreneur Landon Nickerson Has Raised $5.7 Million For AR Startup ‘ARKH’
• Instagram Internally Testing Ability To Compose Grid Posts On The Web
• The IAB Predicts U.S. Podcast Revenue Will Hit $2 Billion In 2023
• CAA Signs Thrill-Seeking Instagrammer Jay Alvarrez (Exclusive)
• Addison Rae Launches Rebranded, Video Version Of Spotify Podcast ‘That Was Fun?’