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• Sway LA Invests In ‘Sillybandz’ Ahead Of Once-Beloved Bracelet Brand’s Relaunch
• Elijah Daniel Unveils Virtual Food Brand ‘Gay Burger,’ With Proceeds Benefiting The L.A. LGBT Center

  YouTube prankster/activist Elijah Daniel has unveiled his latest stunt: Gay Burger, a virtual restaurant brand that will donate all proceeds to the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

  
• In A First, Shopify To Integrate Checkout Technology Directly Within Facebook And Instagram

  Ecommerce platform Shopify its integrating its Shop Pay checkout technology within Facebook and Instagram in a move that illuminates the growing import of social commerce.

  
• David Dobrik Shows Off New $9.5 Million Mansion, Unveils Video Version Of ‘Views’ Podcast

  David Dobrik has been inactive on his primary vlog channel since the outset of the pandemic, though he has sporadically posted to a second channel, David Dobrik Too, where he just unveiled a new house tour as well as exciting plans for his long-running podcast, Views. 

  
• Lingerie Brand Adore Me Accuses TikTok Of Targeting Videos With BIPOC, Plus-Size, Disabled Models
• Sports YouTuber KOT4Q Partners With Malka, Up North Management For Weekly YouTube Series
• 20-Year-Old Nashville Man Allegedly Shot Dead While Attempting YouTube Robbery Prank
• YouTube Releases Self-Certification Guide Specifically For Gaming Creators
• VidCon Now To Launch Monthly ‘VidTalks’ Interview Series With Jim Louderback
• Whalar Launches All-Black Creator House ‘The Crib Around The Corner’
• Universal Music Yanks Catalog From Triller, Slams Service For Withholding Artist Payments
• Former YouTube Employee Launches ‘BlackOakTV’ Streaming Service To Superserve Black Viewers And Creators
• Kids’ Studio Pocket.watch Taps YouTube Icons Lilly Singh, Rosanna Pansino For 2021 Slate
• JoJo Siwa To Headline Musical Feature ‘The J Team’ At Nickelodeon And Awesomeness Films
• Instagram Building Vertical Scrolling Experience For Stories, Just Like TikTok
• This Week In Social Video: 5-Minute Crafts, Wolfoo, Super Bowl Ads
• Red Bull Launches AR Mobile Game Series With Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins, 4 Other Athletes
• Barstool Sports, NPR, Wondery Were Top-Earning Podcast Producers Of 2020 (Report)
• YouTube Design Duo Mr. Kate Unveils Quirky Furniture Collection
• YouTube Doubled Number Of TrueView Advertisers In Q4 2020, Earned $6.9 Billion
• TikTok Implements Prompts To Deter Users From Proliferating Misinformation
• YouTube Sets Series From Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions, Starring Patricia Bright
• Josh Richards And Griffin Johnson Invest In ‘Breakr’, Which Pairs Influencers With Emerging Musicians
• Wheelhouse Launches ‘DNA’ Division For Digital And Audio Ventures, Inks 360 Deal With Nikita Dragun (Exclusive)