News

• Iron Lung made $50M. Should be easy for Markiplier to put it up for sale on YouTube, right?
• STEM creators are working with researchers in all 50 states to showcase ‘Science Across America’

  Creators like Destin Sandlin, Joe Hanson, Emily Graslie, and the Vlogbrothers are part of a series titled '50x50: Science Across America'.

  
• The Indian government says it wants to crack down on fake news. Critics worry it wants to censor content creators–and everyone else.

  Basically, the proposal boils down to this: If passed, it would allow the Indian government (specifically its Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) to have control over social media posts it deemed to be about "news and current affairs." If a person's post was judged to be inaccurate or unethical, it would be removed--and the platform they posted on could also face consequences.

  
• Keke Palmer is the host of Twitch’s hottest new talk show

  Keke Palmer is moving from the big screen to Twitch with a new talk show called 'Keke Live' that will bring her into the world of streamers.

  
• Creator firm Fixated continues acquisition streak by scooping up the Studio71 network
• YouTube cozies up to Hollywood by sharing its deepfake detector with studios
• Dhar Mann, Brittany Broski, Issa Rae, and more: Miami marketing conference POSSIBLE is putting the spotlight on our industry with its new Creator Economy Academy
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Two-hit wonders
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• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 04/19/2026
• Sidemen soccer match raises £6.2 million, draws 2.2 million concurrent viewers during 20-goal thriller
• Minecraft is bringing life-sized biomes to TwitchCon Rotterdam–plus a Tubbo competition, community hangout, and more
• Have you heard? Sykkuno’s bad behavior, Mamdani’s Sidetalk inspo, and a Tax Day surprise.
• deviantART says artists made $23 million on its platform last year, boasts that it was “100% right” to embrace generative AI
• YouTube reshuffles clipping by removing viewer options while bringing Clips to Shorts
• Jesser makes moves off the court to turn his sports content empire into a business
• Reed Hastings leaves Netflix, which says it “really built our M&A muscle” during failed deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
• TikTok is turning ByteDance’s AI video generator into a brand’s best friend
• Former OnlyFans CEO’s new platform goes softcore to become “the HBO of social media”
• Nas Daily’s AI ecom biz just closed a $27 million round led by Vinod Khosla
• Sick of slop? YouTube now has a workaround that effectively turns off Shorts.
• Courts and governments say social platforms harm teens’ mental health. Here’s what the teens think.
• Want to know why streamers are hungry for live sports? Check out NBC’s Olympics viewership.
• RedNote goes west with U.S. hires, creator outreach, and its version of TikTok Shop