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• Insights: The Real Competition for Netflix Is…A Single Videogame? Yup.
• 2 Years After ‘Adpocalypse’, AT&T — The World’s Second Largest Advertiser — Returns To YouTube

  Though it may feel like only yesterday, the YouTube Adpocalypse kicked off almost two years ago in March 2017, whereupon top advertisers like AT&T yanked their spend from YouTube after ads appeared alongside objectionable content, including videos containing terrorist propaganda and hate speech.

  
• Simone Giertz Will Undergo Radiation Therapy To Treat Brain Tumor Recurrence

  Simone Giertz, who announced that she would undergo surgery for a benign brain tumor last April and returned to her channel after a successful procedure in July, shared a somber update with her subscribers on Friday.

  
• After Porting Its Creator Network To Fullscreen, Machinima Wipes Seminal YouTube Channel

  Days after the entire Machinima creator network -- as well as select creator network employees -- were subsumed into Fullscreen, Machinima has set all of its YouTube videos to private. While the hub, which counts 12.4 million subscribers, is still live, no videos can currently be viewed.

  
• U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Helps Twitch Streamer ‘Hbomberguy’ Raise $340,000+ For Transgender Nonprofit
• Shane Dawson Drops Trailer For Next Project ‘Conspiracy Series,’ Premiering Jan. 30
• YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Spotify, And More Accused Of Violating E.U. Data Privacy Legislation Per Article 15
• YouTube Cover Singer Lands Starring Role In Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake
• Philip DeFranco And ProZD Announced As Inaugural Guests For RTX 2019
• Instagram Influencers Are Seeking The Services Of Ethical Hackers To Reclaim Their Stolen Accounts
• Rooster Teeth Drops Official Trailer For ‘gen:Lock’, Its Biggest Anime Bet Yet
• Netflix Says Viewership, Subscriptions Spiked During Brief YouTube Outage In October
• YouTube Demonetizes Channel Belonging To Anti-Islam Political Advisor Tommy Robinson
• Netflix Signs Indian Content Code Banning Offensive Material, Agrees To Self-Regulate
• Kids’ Content Upstart Moonbug Names Former Netflix Exec ‘Head Of Americas’
• YouTube Millionaires: ‘Uber Pranks’ YouTuber Alyx Weiss Thrives On The Cringe
• Jake Paul Dropped By Legal Firm In Case Involving Prank That Damaged Man’s Hearing
• YouTube Travel Vlogger Josh Rimer Named ‘Mr. Gay Canada’
• Chad Wild Clay, Vy Qwaint Launch Mobile Game Inspired By Their Kids’ YouTube Spy Series
• As Twitch Subscriber Race Heats Up, Ninja Is Annoyed That “Everyone’s Just Out To Look For The Next Guy”
• Roku Reverses Course, Bans Alex Jones Channel After Outcry
• Creators Going Pro: Parkour Team STORROR Has Built Up A YouTube Business To Dizzying Heights, Aims Higher With New Venture
• Massively-Viewed K-Pop Videos Temporarily Pulled From YouTube After False Copyright Claims
• YouTube Bans Stunts Like Particularly Risky ‘Bird Box,’ Tide Pod Challenges In Updated Guidelines