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• Beau Avril Departs Leading Role At YouTube’s FameBit, Nabs Global Marketing Position At Facebook
• The Slow Mo Guys Launch VR Series In Exclusive Collaboration With Oculus

  The Slow Mo Guys, a ten-year-old YouTube duo known for enacting high-concept stunts in slow motion -- for which they have amassed upwards of 13.5 million subscribers across two channels, are teaming with Facebook’s Oculus property for a new virtual reality video series.

  
• Facebook Says Live Streams Have Increased 50% This Month, Will Expand ‘Stars’ Monetization To Musicians, More

  Given that livestreaming has intensified in recent weeks, as homebound populations seek ways to connect through the coronavirus pandemic, Facebook is shipping a number of improvements to its flagship Live product. 

  
• 20-Person Creator Collective Launches Facebook Hub To Stave Off Coronavirus Isolation

  A coalition of top creators has come together to ease audiences through the inevitable isolation and loneliness that are bound to arise as people settle into a new normal of social distancing and quarantine.

  
• Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Small Businesses Affected By Coronavirus, Partners With WHO To Remove False COVID-19 Content
• Twitter, Facebook Target Trump Campaign’s Latest Biden Video, Labeling It “Manipulated,” “Partly False”
• Facebook Unveils Creator-Centric ‘Studio’ App For Upload Management, Video Analytics, More
• Instagram Reportedly Clocked $20 Billion In Ad Revs Last Year, Toppling YouTube’s Tally
• Facebook Seeks To Arm Gaming Creators With Preset Tools To Encourage Inclusion
• YouTube, Facebook, Twitter Try To Crack Down On Coronavirus Conspiracies
• The Rock, OnePlus Among Social Video Winners During And After CES
• Pinterest Topples Snapchat To Become Nation’s Third Most Popular Social Network (Study)