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• This Week In Social Video: Daft Punk Farewell, Steve Harvey, Basketball
• David Dobrik Taps ‘One Hour Photo’ Director To Helm First Commercial For Dispo

  In tandem with a reported $20 million funding round at a staggering $200 million valuation, David Dobrik’s nascent Dispo social media startup is rounding out its visual ethos.

  
• Rudy Giuliani Receives Second YouTube Strike For Election Lies, Nicotine Promotion

  For the second time, YouTube has struck former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's channel for perpetrating lies about the 2020 election. Accordingly, Giuliani will not be allowed to upload to his channel -- including both standard videos and live streams -- for two weeks.

  
• Cameo Introduces Option To Buy Celebrity Shoutouts Via Gift Cards

  Cameo is introducing today a new way to gift friends celebrity shoutouts.Rather than simply ordering a personalized shoutout on a gift recipient's behalf, that platform is launching today a new gift card option, so that recipients can select their own.

  
• Complex Networks To Launch Localized Version Of ‘Hot Ones’ In The Caribbean
• Instagram Aims For Clubhouse Feel With New 4-Person ‘Live Rooms’
• Logan Paul Unboxes $2 Million Worth Of Pokemon Cards, Sells $880,000 In Accompanying NFTs
• Ex-Twitch Employees Raise $3.5 Million For Beauty-Focused Streaming Startup ‘Newness’
• TrillerTV Taps Model-Influencer Twan Kuyper For ‘Try Something New’ Series
• BetterHelp Spent $4.4 Million On Podcast Advertising In January (Report)
• Snap Taps Brooke Berry To Helm Creator Development Following ‘Spotlight’ Launch
• Twitter, Hoping To Increase Revenue, Will Add Patreon-Esque ‘Super Follows’ Feature
• TikTok’s Parent Agrees To $92 Million Settlement For Class-Action Data Privacy Suit
• Gimlet’s Reply All Ceases ‘Test Kitchen’ Series, Pauses All Production Amid Internal Reckoning
• Step Reaches 1 Million Users, Snags Investments From Josh Richards, Alex Rodriguez
• David Dobrik’s ‘Dispo’ Reportedly Raises $20 Million At $200 Million Valuation
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 02/22/2021
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/22/2021
• UTA Signs TikTok Multi-Hyphenate Quen Blackwell
• CAA Signs Fast-Growing Facebook Gaming Creator Zack ‘ZLaner’ Lane
• Yoga With Adriene’s 30-Day Journey Sparks Explosive Growth For Channel
• TikTok Removed Nearly 350,000 Videos For Violating Election Policies
• Newly-Formed ‘Underscore Talent’ Signs Preschool-Aged YouTube Megastars Vlad & Niki
• New ‘TikTok For Black Creatives’ Incubator Unveils Inaugural Class Of 100 Creators