News

• Meta’s plan to compete with Roblox experiences involves the king of Hollywood blockbusters
• Twitch CEO confirms political streamers are losing revenue as brands like AT&T, JPMorgan Chase, and Dunkin’ pull ads

  As Twitch is potentially dealing with its own adpocalypse, CEO Dan Clancy just confirmed some streamers are earning less revenue because brands don't want their ads running next to content that's been flagged as political or related to other "sensitive social topics."

  
• YouTube TV can now give you your moment of zen

  A new channel called YouTube TV Zen offers a relaxing stream of content (e.g. penguins) for anyone who has had a long day.

  
• Facebook is now (kinda) paying regular people to use Facebook

  Facebook is in the middle of merging all its monetization channels into one unified initiative called Facebook Content Monetization. The beta of that, which is also invite-only right now, allows creators to profit from things like in-stream ad spots on Facebook, Reels ads, and performance-based payouts without needing to qualify separately for each revenue stream.

  
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• TikTok’s 2024 recap sums up its most demure, mindful year yet
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• Kai Cenat is streaming’s king of spectacle. Here’s the hits from his record-setting subathon.
• Twitch streamer emilycc has been live for 3 years straight. Why are we just now discovering her?
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• TikTok tackles idealized beauty standards by restricting filters among under-18 users
• Kajabi’s new initiative wants to help more creators become entrepreneurs
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