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• CollegeHumor Launches Paid Subscription Service ‘Dropout’ For Uncensored Content, Comics
• YouTuber Tyler Oakley Feted For LGBTQ Advocacy Work On Cover Of ‘The Advocate’

  In honor of the 20th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard -- a University Of Wyoming student who was beaten, tortured, and left to die as a result of his sexuality -- Oakley is gracing the cover of 'The Advocate'.

  
• YouTube Channel Yes Theory Got Will Smith To Bungee Jump Over The Grand Canyon, And Millions Are Watching

  Will Smith celebrated his 50th birthday by hurling himself out of a helicopter over the Grand Canyon, answering a challenge presented in February by the members of YouTube channel Yes Theory.

  
• Beauty Vlogger Jeffree Star To Venture Across The Pond Next Month For ‘Can’t Relate’ Tour

  Kicking off on Oct. 4 in Dublin with subsequent stops in Manchester and London, The Can’t Relate Tour promises that Star will “spill the tea” alongside a to-be-announced panel of special guests during a Q&A session.

  
• Laura Lee Returns To YouTube With Apology For Apology Video, Vows To Help Mend Beauty Community
• The First Part Of Shane Dawson’s ‘The Mind Of Jake Paul’ Is Here, And It’s Nuts
• Storied Editor Janice Min Joins Jeffrey Katzenberg’s ‘NewTV’ To Head Up News Programming
• David Dobrik, Casey Neistat, ‘Escape The Night’ Lead 2018 Streamys Nominees; Awards To Air Oct. 22 On YouTube
• Season 2 Of Netflix’s True Crime Phenomenon ‘Making A Murderer’ To Bow In October (Teaser)
• Hank Green’s Novel ‘An Absolutely Remarkable Thing’ Debuts
• Instagram Co-Founders Depart Facebook Amid Reported Rift With Mark Zuckerberg
• YouTube Demonetizes Tween Channels — But Leaves Videos Standing — After Network Owner Is Arrested For Molesting A Minor
• Soon You’ll Be Able To Use Your Snapchat Camera To Shop For Goods On Amazon
• Socially-Conscious Facebook Video Giant ‘ATTN:’ Raises $15 Million, Led By Evolution Media
• Hank Green Releases New ‘How To Vote In Every State’ Videos Ahead Of Midterm Elections
• U.K. YouTube Vet TomSka Has Written A Kids’ Book Called ‘Sam Kills Christmas’
• New Trailer Hints That Shane Dawson May Have Used Hidden Cameras To Capture ‘The Mind Of Jake Paul’
• Casey Neistat Chronicles Shawn Mendes’ Serendipitous Rise In YouTube-Produced Doc (Trailer)
• Indie Spotlight: Opposites Attract In Queer ‘Black Mirror’-Esque Short Film ‘AutoMate’
• China Has Blocked Twitch Following Mass App Downloads During Asian Games
• Instagram’s IGTV Is Reportedly Recommending Suggestive Videos Containing Underage Girls
• Zane Hijazi Fetes 200 Vlogs With ‘Rent’ Cover, Medieval Photo Shoot, Lavish Gifts, And A Sexually-Charged Music Video (Watch)
• Creators for Good: Shannon Beveridge Seizes the Awkward Moments To Talk About Mental Health
• YouTubers Karina Garcia, The GEM Sisters Star In Ad Council’s ‘She Can STEM’ Campaign