News

• Instagram Permanently Suspends Roughly 30 Meme Accounts With Millions Of Followers
• YouTube’s King Of Random, Grant Thompson, Has Passed Away At Age 38

  YouTube science stuntman Grant Thompson, better known by his longtime internet moniker The King of Random, has passed away following a paragliding accident, his manager and friend Larry Shapiro confirms to Tubefilter.

  
• Social Good Creators: Stephanie Villa Starts Conversations To Help Women Better Understand Their Bodies — And Be More Confident

  As virtually any parent or child knows, The Talk is an always awkward, largely uncomfortable, and ultimately necessary part of growing up and learning about our bodies. But Stephanie Villa’s parents never gave her that talk. Instead, she was left to navigate the tricky waters of things like puberty, birth control, and first times on her own.

  
• David Dobrik Tapped As Co-Host Of This Year’s ‘Teen Choice Awards’

  David Dobrik can add another accolade to his warchest: awards show host. The Vlog Squad ring leader has been tapped to co-host The Teen Choice Awards, alongside actress Lucy Hale of Pretty Little Liars fame, Deadline reports.

  
• Missouri Senator Proposes Bill Banning YouTube’s Autoplay, Facebook And Twitter’s Infinite Scroll
• YouTube Creator Group Teams With Europe’s Largest Trade Union To Launch ‘FairTube’ Initiative
• All Def Digital Has Reportedly Filed For An ‘ABC’ — An Alternative Procedure To Bankruptcy
• Digital Brand Architects Forays Into Food, Signing Giade De Laurentiis, The Defined Dish, More
• Bytedance Confirms It’s Developing A Smartphone, But Says That’s Not Because Of TikTok
• FaZe Clan Brings In First Female Member, 13-Year-Old Deaf ‘Fortnite’ Pro Ewok
• The ‘Fortnite’ World Cup Finals Drew More Than 2 Million Concurrent Viewers
• Van Life YouTuber Jennelle Eliana Hits 1.5 Million Subscribers In 1 Month, Answers Internet’s Burning Questions In New Upload
• Diary Of A Web Series: The Curse Of The Comedy Writer–Non-Performer
• Teenage Instagram Users Are Exposing Their Personal Information To Access The Platform’s Business Analytics (Report)
• YouTube Videos Featuring Young Children Get Triple The Views Of Videos That Don’t (Study)
• HBO, The Walking Dead, And Star Trek Grab Comic-Con Spotlight On Social Video
• YouTube’s New Feature Requires Creators To Self-Rate How Ad-Appropriate Their Videos Are
• Wengie To Launch ‘Whimsical’ Toy Line At Target Stores Nationwide
• Prestige Beauty Brand Il Makiage Taps Carli Bybel For Galaxy-Themed Lip Collab
• YouTube Millionaires: YouTube’s Freestyle Soccer Expert Shows The Internet How To Bend It Like Brown
• After SEC Approval, YouNow Integrates ‘Props’ Crypto Tokens Into Livestreaming Ecosystem
• David Dobrik Snags Celebrity Judge Spot On Nickelodeon’s Upcoming ‘America’s Most Musical Family’
• Insights: Netflix Tumbles But Who Can Take Advantage?
• Facebook And Instagram Ban User Posts Selling Alcohol And Tobacco