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• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Pyramids, paddles, and Facebook Marketplace
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/16/2025

  Kid celebrities like Santi Oficial and Arika's World are lighting it up on YouTube Shorts and in the Global Top 50.

  
• TikTok ban architects say criticism of Israel got the law passed

  At the Munich Security Conference, Senator Mark Warner said the TikTok ban was dead until October 7 rocked Israel and Gaza.

  
• Have you heard? Kai Cenat U, YouTube vs. Paramount (again), and the Shirley Temple king

  Kai Cenat wants to launch a university, Pokimane is paying thousands for her security detail, and an 11-year-old is reviewing drinks.

  
• YouTube shuts down “true crime” channel that was all AI lies
• Nebula to film and TV creators: “Our streaming service can offer a prestige home for existing projects”
• As Hollywood writers seek AI lawsuits, OpenAI asks “why can’t we be friends?”
• One month in, Spotify’s Partner Program is paying off and raising video consumption by 20%
• Your favorite creator? There’s an app for that (and the company making it just got $150 million).
• YouTube, TikTok, Meta address scrutiny with resources for teens
• Yahoo News’ next big source? Creators, who are getting ad revenue in exchange for articles
• More than 100,000 Americans have used “sideloading” to circumvent the TikTok ban
• Slow Ventures announces $60 million fund to back creator businesses in “high value verticals”
• An upcoming social feed will “do the doomscrolling for you.” Will that make its users more positive?
• Companies like Shein are pausing creator partnerships thanks to Trump’s tariffs
• Tax authorities in the U.K. are cracking down on undeclared creator income
• YouTube and Spotify want to be video podcast kings. But they might have a new challenger: Netflix.
• Promise announces development deals for “groundbreaking” AI artists
• February 14 marks the 20th anniversary of YouTube’s founding
• What if TikTok, but Wikipedia?
• Spotify opens its doors to assist creators impacted by L.A. wildfires
• Neal Mohan says YouTube is the new TV–and creators are the new Hollywood
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 02/09/2025
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/09/2025