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• In The Last 2 Months, 2 Million YouTube Users Have Bought Their First Super Chat, Super Sticker, Or Channel Membership
• Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns From Board, As Company Agrees To Replace Him With Black Candidate

  In a blog post titled What Did You Do?, written as protests demanding racial equality have rippled across the country in the shadow of George Floyd's death, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has announced his resignation from the company's board of directors.

  
• Insights: TikTok Tries To Grow Up As Pandemic Pushes It To Wider Prominence

  TikTok is hitting that point in the tech adoption curve where it's getting so big that everyone is starting to notice. Now comes the hard part.

  
• YouTube Moves ‘Dear Class Of 2020’ Commencement Ceremony To June 7, Reveals Full Celebrity Lineup

  YouTube has unveiled the full celebrity lineup for Dear Class of 2020, an original production intended to serve as a commencement ceremony for all the high school and college students who--thanks to COVID-19--can’t attend in-person events this year.

  
• YouTube Provides Rare, Robust Window Into Monetization Guidelines For Creators
• Jackie Aina Joins Call For Beauty Brands To ‘Pull Up Or Shut Up’ In Creating Lasting Racial Equality
• U.S. Kids Spend 86 Minutes Per Day Watching YouTube Videos—And 82 Minutes Watching TikTok (Study)
• 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