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• Young YouTube Phenom ‘Like Nastya’ Pacts With Will And Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios
• YouTube Demonetizes Durte Dom, All 3 Of David Dobrik’s Channels For Violating ‘Creator Responsibility’ Policy

  After a woman claimed that she was raped by former Vlog Squad member 'Durte' Dom Zeglaitis while filming a video with David Dobrik’s creator collective in 2018, YouTube has temporarily demonetized all channels belonging to Dobrik and Zeglaitis and removed them both from its Partner Program.

  
• All-Black TikTok Collective ‘The Crib Around The Corner’ Snags AT&T TV As Overall Brand Partner

  Karyn Spencer, CMO of Whalar, says the partnership has so far been “really exceptional” because AT&T has given TCATC members full creative freedom.

  
• Snapchat Testing ‘Remix’ Tool In Stories, Which Is Akin To TikTok Duets

  After launching its Spotlight platform, which offers enticing financial incentives for content creators in a venue that many have compared to TikTok, Snapchat is testing a new feature called Remix that feels roughly akin to a key TikTok tool. 

  
• YouTube Vet Bo Burnham To Play NBA Star Larry Bird In Forthcoming HBO Drama
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 03/22/2021
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/22/2021
• Disney+ Is Now $7.99 Per Month In The U.S.
• After Licensing Skirmish, Triller Inks Deal With National Music Publishers’ Association
• Josh Richards’ CrossCheck Studios Names Brianna Solo Director Of Development
• Creative Juice Lets Digital Creators Invest In One Another—And It’s Backed By Top YouTubers Like MrBeast
• The Root’s Danielle Belton Named Editor-In-Chief Of BuzzFeed-Owned ‘HuffPost’
• Virtual Concert Platform ‘Wave’ To Introduce Fan Monetization Features During Dillon Francis Event
• YouTube Is The First Digital Platform To Receive Brand Safety Certification From Media Rating Council
• Brent Rivera, Ben Azelart Launch Podcasts Alongside Their ‘Amp’ Content Studio
• This Week In Social Video: March Madness, Falcon/Winter Soldier, Cooking
• David Dobrik Posts Second Apology Video, Announces “Short Break” From Social Media
• YouTube Test Will Auto-Detect Products Featured In Videos, And Suggest Content Accordingly
• MrBeast Crowns $100,000 ‘Finger On The App’ Winner After 50-Hour Contest
• VidCon Returning To Anaheim In October With ‘Featured Creators’ Molly Burke, DangMattSmith, Trevi Moran
• David Dobrik Dropped By Major Sponsors After Vlog Squad Sexual Assault Allegations
• Condé Nast Appoints Jackie Marks New Chief Financial Officer
• Twitter Testing Ability To Watch YouTube Videos Natively Within App
• David Dobrik Departs ‘Dispo’, As Investors Spark Capital, Seven Seven Six, Unshackled Ventures Distance Themselves