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• Fortnite challenges Roblox with in-game item sales, zero revenue split through 2027
• How do online platforms contribute to radicalization? The House is asking tech CEOs to answer.
• Disney fined $10 million for failing to label YouTube videos as “made for kids”
• MrBeast who? When “reach” replaces views, ‘Saturday Night Live’ becomes the top U.S. YouTube channel.
• Creator-curated storefronts hit the mainstream thanks to brands like Sephora and Condé Nast
• Digital platforms are introducing new age verification systems to keep kids safer online. Lawmakers are taking it even further.
• The TikTok ban got delayed again, but Trump says the deal to create new, U.S.-owned app is done
• Charli and Dixie D’Amelio are playing dress up with their childhood toys in Roblox
• Let’s make a deal: YouTube caters to brands and podcasters by making its ads more flexible
• YouTube’s major livestreaming revamp: Ads that don’t stop streams, simultaneous horizontal/vertical broadcasts, and more
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Money money money
• Nepal’s Discord election shows that platform bans won’t deter Gen Z politicos