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• Matthew And Stephanie Patrick Add Fourth Channel To ‘Theorist’ Portfolio For Food Investigations
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Files Amendment To Bar Military Branches From Twitch, All Other Gaming Platforms

  U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has filed a draft amendment to the House’s 2021 spending bill that, if approved, would bar the armed forces from using government funding “to maintain a presence on Twitch.com or any video game, e-sports, or live-streaming platform.”

  
• TikTok Establishes $200 Million Fund To Get Its Creators Paid

  TikTok has announced today it’s allotting a large pot of funds for its bustling creator community.The Bytedance-owned micro-video platform has today established a $200 million TikTok Creator Fund, which it says will support ambitious creators who are seeking to turn content creation into a livelihood.

  
• Charli And Dixie D’Amelio Drive Hollister’s New ‘Jeans Lab’ Campaign To 2.5 Billion TikTok Views In 6 Days

  TikTok star sisters Charli and Dixie D’Amelio have helped their new brand partner, Hollister, rack up 2.5 billion views on the platform in less than a week.

  
• Here’s The Trailer For Liza Koshy’s Netflix Film, ‘Work It’, Bowing On August 7
• ESPN, NPR, Vox, Wondery Confirmed To Present At IAB’s First Virtual ‘Podcast Upfront’
• Snap Sees Slowdown In User, Revenue Growth, Says Originals Now Reach 75% Of U.S. Gen Z Population
• Lilly Singh Unveiled As Co-Owner Of Pro Women’s Soccer Team Coming To Los Angeles
• HBO Max, Peacock Already Losing Major Launch Titles Like ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘The Matrix’ Trilogy (Report)
• Digital Brand Architects Signs Vlog Squad’s Natalie Noel, Historian And Activist Blair Imani, Others
• Jackie Aina Gets Into The Candle Business With Her New Brand, ‘Forvr Mood’
• Influencer Marketing Firm CreatorIQ Closes $24 Million Funding Round
• Spotify Rolls Out Native Video Podcast Capability To H3h3 Productions, Rooster Teeth, The Misfits Podcast, More
• TikTok Plans To Hire 10,000 U.S.-Based Staffers Over Next 3 Years, Company Says
• TikTok Millionaires: Christian Tye Tugs On Heartstrings
• UTA Signs Multi-Faceted Digital Star ‘Flight’, Beloved For His Basketball Reactions
• Podcast Advertising Remains Resilient In Face Of COVID, Will Surpass $812 Million This Year (Study)
• Rapper Logic Signs Seven-Figure Streaming Deal With Twitch
• Addison Rae And Her Mom, Sheri Nicole, Unveil Podcast With Spotify-Owned ‘Parcast’
• Charli, Dixie D’Amelio Partner With Morphe For Launch Of Gen Z Sub-Brand ‘Morphe 2’
• TikTok Drops New Creator-Starring PSAs To Help Users Recognize Misinformation Online
• Insights: Netflix Is Still Winning The Streaming Wars, But That Might Start Getting More Difficult Soon
• Sibling Trio Garners Guinness World Record For Most ‘Diamond Play Buttons’ Held By A Single Family
• Judge Denies Netflix’s Request To Dismiss Discrimination Lawsuit From Comedian Mo’Nique