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• Mark Rober, Jimmy Kimmel Join Forces For Star-Studded Stream To Support The Autism Community
• Twitch Purges 7.5 Million Bot Accounts, Warns Streamers Of Sudden Follower Losses

  Twitch has announced a significant crackdown on bots, having removed more than 7.5 million fake accounts, it says, in order to purge fake engagement.

  
• Arcade Fire Drops Latest Meditative Single Exclusively Via ‘Headspace’ App

  Arcade Fire has sought an innovative distribution strategy for its latest single. The Canadian indie rock band has released a new 45-minute instrumental track dubbed "Memories In The Age Of Anxiety," which is available exclusively via the meditation app Headspace.

  
• YouTube OG Jenna Marbles Is Engaged To Longtime Partner Julien Solomita

  YouTube vet Jenna 'Marbles' Mourey, who departed her career as an influencer less than a year ago, is engaged to longtime partner Julien Solomita. Solomita, who is still active on socials, confirmed the news on a Twitch stream, as spotted by YouTube news creator Def Noodles (below)."

  
• Twitch Streamer Ludwig Reaches Record-Breaking 273,000 Subscribers With 30-Day “Subathon”
• This Week In Social Video: Tributes To Prince Philip And DMX, Klem Family Keeps Surging
• YouTube Artist Zach ‘ZHC’ Hsieh Succeeds James Charles As Host Of ‘Instant Influencer’
• Viral Vine Star Adam Perkins Has Passed Away At Age 24
• Spotify Revamps Podcast Chart Calculations, Adds New Episodic Rankings, Web Accessibility
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 04/12/2021
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/12/2021
• YouTube Sheds More Light On ‘Creator Responsibility’ Policy, Which Has Penalized David Dobrik, Shane Dawson
• Creators On The Rise: Gunnar Deatherage Is Stitching Himself A Career On TikTok And YouTube Shorts
• YouTube Artist Moriah Elizabeth Lands Custom ‘Rubik’s Cube’ Collab, Inspired By Fan Demand
• TikTok Creator Network ‘Kyra’ — Which Reps Noen Eubanks, Abby Roberts — Names Shan Lui SVP Of Talent
• 100 Thieves Signs Nascent Streamer ‘Kyedae’ Amid Ongoing Bid To Elevate Women In Gaming
• Tana Mongeau To Try Her Hand At Influencer Management With ‘Tana’s Angels Agency’
• Shots Studios Signs Podcasts ‘I Am Athlete’, ‘Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson’ To Its YouTube MCN
• Former Gleam, Endemol Employees Launch Talent Management Firm With DanTDM, Twiggy Jalloh, More
• Beauty Creators Loey Lane, Snitchery Launch Paranormal Podcast At Spotify’s Parcast
• YouTube Testing Language Dubbing Tool, Enabling Viewers To Toggle Between Multiple ‘Audio Tracks’
• Gia Coppola’s New ‘Mainstream’ Film Tackles YouTuber Culture, With Cameos From Jake Paul, Patrick Starrr
• Indie Spotlight: Time’s Up For Two Souls In Short Film ‘Death’s Diner’
• Night Media Signs YouTube Gourmand Guga Foods, Who’s Launching Two Product Lines This Summer (Exclusive)