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• Did you know Roblox has a TikTok competitor? It just crossed a billion views–and got ads.
• V Spehar offers “alternative to legacy media” with ‘Election Night Pizza Party’

  As America debates the role of social media in news reporting, V Spehar is launching an election special form Under the Desk News.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: The election, an Aston Martin, and one very haunted school

  If you somehow weren't aware the U.S. presidential election is tomorrow, the creators who made this week's top 5 branded videos on YouTube are here to tell you. We have longtime fan favorite Epic Rap Battles with a fictional duke-it-out between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, plus a visit to Theo Von from Trump's not-fictional running mate, JD Vance. But it's not all about the polls: Sam and Colby's annual Halloween monster mash got not one, but two spots this week, and Mat Armstrong returns with another carVertical gig. 

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 11/03/2024

  The Crunch Bros are a father and son who are eager to taste all of the world's foods (even the ones that have a chewier mouthfeel).

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/03/2024
• Sony just shattered a TikTok record–with a little help from 20 million comments
• Top 100 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • October 2024
• Top 100 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • October 2024
• As YouTube dominates streaming, Netflix and Roku stop reporting subscriber counts
• Have you heard? Russia hits YouTube with 35-digit fine, and ‘The Simpsons’ are in the NFL
• YouTube lets creators lie about election outcomes. It’s making money off their videos.
• At ZCON, Gen Z creators and entrepreneurs controlled the narrative
• TikTok is bringing back its LIVE Fest for a second go, with streamers from 50 countries participating
• Kai Cenat wants ‘Mafiathon 2’ to break the internet, so he hit up Kim Kardashian
• Demand for creator economy jobs has more than doubled year-over-year. Who’s hiring?
• Could Dude Perfect’s Dallas HQ be the new YouTube Space?
• It’s an analog horror Halloween on YouTube
• Netflix’s “clip that” feature will let fandoms to drive word-of-mouth marketing
• Meta wants to build a search engine and integrate it into its AI bots
• Amazon invests in Spotter, giving creators a path to bigger ecom
• Snapchat doubles paying subscribers year-over-year, beats Q3 expectations
• YouTube ad revenue hits $8.9 billion as upfront deals power Alphabet past Q3 projections
• What would YouTube look like without view counts or upload dates?
• Justin Flom conquered YouTube Shorts. Now he’s bringing “Flo-Magic” to Walmart.