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• YouTube Is Changing Its Community Guidelines Strike System For The First Time In A Decade
• YouTuber Matt Watson Uncovers “Wormhole” Of Fetishizing Comments On Videos Of Young Children

  There is a wormhole on YouTube, and those who enter it -- even accidentally -- find themselves surrounded by videos of underage girls.

  
• Jay Shetty Hosts The Ad Council’s Newest ‘Love Has No Labels’ Installment, About Two Women Caught In Hurricane Harvey

  For the latest installment of its Emmy-winning campaign Love Has No Labels, the Ad Council has teamed up with the CNN video platform Great Big Story and prominent Facebook star and inspirational human Jay Shetty.

  
• Defy Media’s Smosh, ClevverTV Brands Finding New Owners After Abrupt Shutdown

  Two of Defy Media’s key digital properties are finding new homes in the wake of the company’s shutdown in November that left all of its employees suddenly jobless and has also resulted in a liquidation dispute whereby 50 channels formerly signed to the Defy multi-channel network allege that they are owed $1.7 million in unpaid AdSense.

  
• Texas Study Finds Majority Of ‘Flat Earthers’ Are Indoctrinated On YouTube
• KSI And Frequent Collaborator Randolph To Embark On ‘New Age’ Tour
• Hulu’s New ‘Sellouts’ Ad Campaign Tells Viewers It Pays Influencers To Endorse It
• Amazon Launches Social Media Strategy For Massive ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Prequel
• Matthew Patrick Slams Defy Media’s Bank For Comparing Itself To YouTubers Who Lost Money
• Insights: How Marshmello, MassMutual and Microsoft Are Remaking Content Marketing
• Fitness Influencer ‘Scammer’ Brittany Dawn Is “Getting This Business In Order,” Though Some Fans Are Unconvinced
• 7-Year-Old YouTube Megastar Ryan ToysReview Is Getting His Own Nickelodeon Series
• Rooster Teeth Resurrects Select Machinima Series, Including ‘Inside Gaming’, In Wake Of Shutdown
• Ninja Wins Twitch’s First ‘Apex Legends’ Tournament By One Point
• YouTube Millionaires: The Brothers Behind ‘That’s Amazing’ Balance Busy High School Lives With A Growing Channel
• Indian Lawmakers Considering TikTok Ban, Calling App “Inimical To Law And Order”
• Rooster Teeth Announces YouTuber ProZD As ‘gen:LOCK’ Guest Star
• DJ Deadmau5 Quits Twitch After Platform Suspends Him For Homophobic Remarks
• Hulu Acquires Award-Winning Documentary About 16-Year-Old Influencer
• Apple Taps Reese Witherspoon, J.J. Abrams, More For Video Service Launch Event On March 25
• Instagram Looking Into Issue That Caused Users’ Follower Counts To Drop
• Creators Going Pro: Karim Jovian Made Dozens Of Viral Hits — Now He’s Out To Help Other YouTubers Do The Same
• Young Star Of Xbox’s Super Bowl Ad Sees YouTube Subscriber Count Boost By 10,000+
• Activision Blizzard Lays Off 800 Employees, Expects Revenue Drop And Few New Games In 2019