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• YouTube Launches New Ads That Let Users Make Third-Party Purchases Without Leaving The Site
• Logan Paul Says Shane Dawson Is “Genuine,” But Calls Docuseries “Extremely Misleading”

  Paul says that the concept of sociopathy isn’t so black and white, and suggests that everyone tends to fall somewhere along a sociopathic spectrum.

  
• YouTube Collabs With Dior To Give 7 Creators Backstage Access During Paris Fashion Week

  YouTube joined forces with luxury house Christian Dior and seven YouTube stars to furnish unprecedented access to the brand’s Spring/Summer 2019 fashion show (which, in turn, the creators shared with their 24 million collective subscribers).

  
• Indie Spotlight: In Comedy Webseries ‘IndigNation,’ Three Wildly Different People Ditch America To Create Their Own Country

  In IndigNation, three very different people band together to create their own nation after getting tired of the U.S.’s political sphere. The series’ first episode, ‘The Name,’ premiered on YouTube Sept. 25.

  
• YouTuber Daniel ‘PeeWeeToms’ Thomas, Who Vlogged His Battle With Lung Cancer, Has Passed Away
• Digital Food Network Tastemade Premieres First Feature Film
• Insights: Streaming Giants Are Remaking Awards Season, Just Like Everything Else in Hollywood
• YouTube Hosts Celeb-Packed Party In Paris For Derek Blasberg-Led Fashion Foray
• Twitch Viewers Band Together To Fund A Streamer’s Life-Saving Trip To The ER
• Abrams Artists Agency Launches Digital Creator Network Alongside Bent Pixels
• This Nifty Tool Estimates How Much Money YouTubers Can Make From AdSense Vs. Selling Merch
• Netflix To Launch Third European HQ In Paris, Unveils 7 French Series And Films
• Fine Brothers Entertainment Developing Slate Of 4 TV Shows With JASH, Fly On The Wall, More
• BuzzFeed’s ‘Romeo Likes Juliet’, A Queer And Interactive Retelling, To Play Out On Instagram
• YouTube Millionaires: Artist Stan Prokopenko Teaches The Internet How To Draw Everything From Bone Structure To Butts
• Netflix And Amazon Are Doubling Original Programming Slates To Compete In Crowded Space (Study)
• Netflix’s ‘House Of Cards’ Kills Off Kevin Spacey In Trailer For Final Season (Watch)
• Conspiracy Vlogger Is Arrested For Threatening To Kill YouTube Employees
• Facebook Goliath Keli Network Raises $14 Million, Renames Itself ‘Jellysmack’, Hires Former ‘Mashable’ And Red Bull Execs
• Amazon Promotes Senior Exec Julie Rapaport To Lead New Division For Big-Budget Films
• YouTube Has Partnered With Facebook-Owned Oculus On YouTube VR App For The Oculus Go
• Warby Parker Sets Its Sights On Anna Akana For Cat-Eye Glasses Collab
• Creators Going Pro: How Maymo The Beagle Went From A Fleeting Viral Sensation To The Center Of A Full-Fledged YouTube Business
• Gamer Collective FaZe Clan Is Opening A Recruitment Challenge — And Literally Anybody Can Apply