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• ‘Gourmet Makes’ Host Claire Saffitz Departs Bon Appétit YouTube Channel To “Do My Own Thing”

  Claire Saffitz, one of the most popular hosts of Bon Appétit’s YouTube channel -- who headlined the Gourmet Makes series, in which she recreated from scratch gourmet versions of popular junk foods -- is leaving the Condé Nast-owned publication in the wake of its larger reckoning with racism that has seen the departures of seven other video hosts.

  
• Spotify Will Now Enable Podcasters To Generate Shareable ‘Promo Cards’ For Social Media

  Spotify has unveiled today a new promotional tool for podcasters, which will enable creators to generate promo cards that they can share across social media. Additionally, Spotify is launching a comparable capability for musicians. 

  
• David Dobrik’s ‘Dispo’ Raises $4 Million Seed Round From Alexis Ohanian, Vlog Squad Members, More

  David Dobrik has raised some cash to get his Dispo startup off the ground.Today, the company announced a $4 million seed round led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian through his brand new venture firm, Seven Seven Six -- with Dispo marking its first-ever investment.

  
• Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes Just Joined TikTok In Response To Viral “Dreams” Meme
• Creator-Focused Entrepreneur Camille Hearst Departs Patreon To Head Up ‘Spotify For Artists’
• Twitch Reinforces Guidelines Surrounding Terrorist, Violent Extremist Content
• David Dobrik Looks To Be Cooking Up ‘Doughbrik’s Pizza’ Business, Per Trademark Filings
• Snap Doubles Down On Docuseries, Unscripted Originals With New Shows From Kevin Hart, Loren Gray
• Triller Has Inflated Active User Counts, Former Staffers Say
• Pocket.watch’s ‘Kids Diana Show’ Begins Bouncing Down Walmart Aisles With Sweeping Product Launch
• YouTube Music Spins Up Global Charts Based On Video View Count
• Instagram Expands Shoppable Ads To IGTV—And, Later This Year, To TikTok Competitor Reels
• Digital Designer Pockets $116,000 In Six Days After Shoutout From Marques Brownlee
• 73% Of Brands Are Upping Their Influencer Marketing Spend (Report)
• YouTube Revamps Retention Analytics To Give Creators More Data About How Their Videos Perform With Viewers
• Netflix Orders Fourth Season Of Cobra Kai, With Season 3 Set To Bow In January
• Vice Taps Advertising Vet Nadja Bellan-White For Newly-Created Global CMO Role
• Charli And Dixie D’Amelio To Discuss Tea, Charity, More On ‘2 Chix’ Podcast (Trailer)
• YouTube Millionaires: Ava Jules’ Casual Lifestyle Content Lets Viewers Know “We’re All Friends Here”
• Snapchat Has Registered 1 Million Voters, And 65% Of Them Are Gen Z
• Streamer Ben ‘CohhCarnage’ Cassell Re-Signs To Twitch In Exclusive, Multi-Year Deal
• How AMC Used Social Video To Keep ‘The Walking Dead’ Fans Living This Summer
• How Much Money Are Creators Making On TikTok’s $1 Billion Creator Fund?