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• Drake thinks UMG wanted creators to make Kendrick Lamar’s diss track go viral. He’s suing over it.
• Snapchat is using the TikTok ban as an opportunity to promote creators like Avani Gregg and Loren Gray
• Russia made it harder for citizens to watch YouTube. They’re going to VKontakte instead.
• The ‘Wii Sports Tennis’ version of the Australian Open looks silly, but it’s a whole new kind of sports stream
• Tech advocates and celebs are mad at Mark Zuckerberg, so they’re raising $30 million to build a social network he can’t control
• Netflix wants to keep pace with YouTube among toddlers, so it struck a deal with Ms. Rachel
• Senators who passed the TikTok ban are realizing a lot of people won’t like it
• Advertisers can now see if their Amazon ads drive sales at Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. Does that give them an edge?
• The TikTok ban might give “Chinese Instagram” the opening it needs to break into the U.S.
• As wildfires strike Los Angeles, YouTube vlogs offer personal perspectives
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Cars, trains, and…pizza?
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/12/2025