News

• $800 found footage phenom ‘Milk & Serial’ proves YouTube is still the hub for budding horror talent
• Want a new For You Page? TikTok lets users adjust the topics that show up in recommendations.

  TikTok has unveiled new sliders that allow users to adjust the frequency with which certain topics show up in algorithmic recommendations.

  
• Tubefilter’s official guide to VidSummit 2024

  VidSummit 2024 is upon us, and for those heading to the Irving Convention Center next week, we've put together an official Tubefilter Guide to the event, packed full of must-see programming and a wide variety of creator-led panels.

  
• A new platform is giving creators 100% ownership over their data and distribution

  COY Creator is a platform led by industry vets that lets creators build sites where they control the data and flow of revenue.

  
• Twitch announces changes after its new “drop-ins” threaten to reveal VTuber identities
• Roblox generated $1.2 billion in the U.S. creator economy between 2017 and 2023
• Appeals court breaks from precedent, rules TikTok must face “blackout challenge” lawsuit
• MrBeast hires celebrity lawyer as he mulls legal action against former employee
• After seven years off YouTube, Every Frame A Painting returns to support its creators’ new film
• Research shows that the cure for boredom is to watch rather than swipe
• Meta is shutting down its AR platform in 2025. Where will effects creators go next?
• TikTok is a top spot for hot political goss
• It started with #RushTok. Now #DormTok is a social media sensation, and brands are moving in.
• Are you a creator who invented a clever catchphrase? A trademark troll might be lurking.
• JaidenAnimations’ MrBeast video reveals roadblocks for animation creators
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: One cave, one chill, and the Jumbotron at the Paris Olympics
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 08/25/2024
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/25/2024
• “What’s the secret to pleasing the algorithm?” YouTube’s Creator Liaison answers this and more in new Shorts series
• Murder, she wrote: YouTube’s AI chat summary is making mistakes
• Online fandoms are passionate. Hololive’s community app launch showed the dark side of that fervor.
• Cooking show ‘Gastronauts’ shows just how far Dropout has come
• Hungry and out of cash? Pay for your pizza with a TikTok.
• YouTube’s biggest kids channel gets its first live action spinoff