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• Twitch Names Instagram, YouTube Veteran Constance Knight VP Of Global Creators
• Marques Brownlee Opens Second YouTube Hub ‘The Studio’ For Behind-The-Scenes, Vlogs

  After more than a decade, YouTube’s premiere tech reviewer, Marques 'MKBHD' Brownlee, has unveiled a secondary channel that will be dedicated to behind-the-scenes content, vlogs, and mini reviews.

  
• Consumer Tech Startup ‘Nothing’, Backed By Casey Neistat, Streams Inaugural Wireless Earbud Launch

  Nothing, a tech startup that counts YouTuber Casey Neistat as an investor, has today unveiled its first product: a pair of wireless headphones dubbed the Ear (1).

  
• YouTube Music’s Indie Artist Development Initiative, The ‘Foundry’, Unveils Largest Class To Date

  YouTube Music has announced the largest global class to date for its Foundry -- a five-year-old independent artists development initiative that underwent a revamp in 2019 to furnish marketing and promotional support over a longer period of time.

  
• Facebook, Instagram Will No Longer Serve Ads To Users Under Age 18 Based On Interests, Web Activity
• 100 Thieves Renames Content House Following Lexus Deal, Valkyrae, Fuslie Appointed Brand Ambassadors
• Discord Creates Short Film Explaining Itself With Cameos From MrBeast, Marques Brownlee, Bretman Rock
• Studio71 Signs 16 YouTube Channels From Viral Lithuanian Media Firm ‘Bored Panda Group’
• Rhett And Link’s 9-Year-Old YouTube Talk Show ‘Good Mythical Morning’ Fetes 2000 Episodes
• Twitter Brought In More Than $1 Billion Last Quarter With Ad Sales Alone
• Lilly Singh Returning To YouTube Channel With Weekly Uploads After Wrapping Late-Night Show
• Snapchat Posts Biggest Quarterly Growth In Users, Revenues Than It Has In 4 Years, Evan Spiegel Says
• Insights: Netflix Looks To An Immersive Future With Gaming Initiative
• YouTube Millionaires: Jiedel’s Channel Is A Grab Bag Of Gaming, Sports, Cooking, And Challenges—And Viewers Dig The Variety
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• Digital Studio Upstart Creator+ Announces First Feature Film With Madelaine Petsch, Chlöe Bailey
• YouTube Removes Videos From Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro For Spreading COVID Misinformation
• TikTok’s Recommendation Algorithm Is Even More Powerful—And Potentially Dangerous—Than YouTube’s (Report)
• Creators On The Rise: Jake Fellman’s YouTube Channel Was Supposed To Advertise His Animation Skills. 5 Billion Views Later, It’s His Career.
• Clubhouse Will No Longer Require Invites From Existing Users, Unveils New Logo
• U.S. Influencer Marketing Spend To Surge 34% To $3.7 Billion This Year, More Than Doubling 2020’s Growth Rate (Report)
• ‘Battle Of The Platforms’ Boxing Event Reportedly Lost $10 Million As Fighters, Investors, Producers Seek Payment
• Jukin Media Pushes Beyond UGC Into Originals With 3 Hires, Long-Form Series ‘Show Us Your Pets’