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• YouTube Moves ‘Dear Class Of 2020’ Commencement Ceremony To June 7, Reveals Full Celebrity Lineup
• YouTube Provides Rare, Robust Window Into Monetization Guidelines For Creators

  For the first time, YouTube is laying out in greater detail how it decides whether specific content on its platform should be monetized or not.

  
• Jackie Aina Joins Call For Beauty Brands To ‘Pull Up Or Shut Up’ In Creating Lasting Racial Equality

  Jackie Aina, a top beauty vlogger who is also a powerful voice for racial equality in the cosmetics industry and beyond -- in terms of advocating for diverse shade ranges and other forms of Black representation on social media and at the corporate level -- has joined a new powerful call to action.

  
• U.S. Kids Spend 86 Minutes Per Day Watching YouTube Videos—And 82 Minutes Watching TikTok (Study)

  When it comes to commanding kids’ attention, TikTok--which just hit 2 billion downloads worldwide--is nipping at YouTube’s heels.

  
• Phil Ranta, Facebook Gaming’s Head Of Creators, Exits To Join AR Startup Wormhole Labs
• TikTok Talent Firm TalentX Entertainment Names Samantha Ball Director Of Talent
• Jake Paul Charged With Criminal Trespass And Unlawful Assembly After Denying Looting At Arizona Mall
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 6/01/2020
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 6/01/2020
• ‘Instant influencer’ Winner Ashley ‘StrashMe’ Strong Signs With Slash Management (Exclusive)
• Jeffrey Katzenberg, Meg Whitman Deny Quibi Is Considering Layoffs As Company Execs Take 10% Pay Cut
• Racial Injustice Protests Draw Hundreds Of Millions Of Views On Twitter
• LGBTQ+ Creators’ Lawsuit Against YouTube Complicated By Trump’s New Executive Order
• Snapchat Stops Promoting Donald Trump’s Account, Says It Will Not Amplify “People Who Incite Racial Violence”
• YouTubers Are Helping Viewers Without Financial Means Donate To ‘Black Lives Matter’ Causes With Video Views
• Protesters Reportedly Hacked Chicago Police Radios With Tay Zonday’s YouTube Classic “Chocolate Rain”
• ViacomCBS Networks Air 8:46-Minute Commercial In Tribute To George Floyd, Victims Of Police Brutality
• Millions Use #BlackOutTuesday, #TheShowMustBePaused To Amplify Black Voices—But Their Posts Are Drowning Out #BlackLivesMatter
• TikTok Establishes ‘Creator Diversity Council’ To Elevate Black Voices And Causes
• Instagram Highlights Black Creators, Businesses, Organizations With #ShareBlackStories
• How YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, And More Platforms Are Responding To The George Floyd Protests
• Jake Paul Denies He Was Looting After Viral Videos Show Him Entering Shuttered Mall During Protests
• Insights: HBO Max May Change A Lot, And Complicate A Lot More
• Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Social Platforms Could Hurt “Internet Freedom,” Google Says