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• TikTok launches a Library stocked with clips from GIPHY
• Meta Ordered To Sell Giphy — Which It Acquired Last Year — By U.K. Competition Regulator

  Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the U.K.’s competition regulator, has directed Meta -- formerly known as Facebook -- to sell Giphy, the GIF database that it acquired in May 2020 for a reported $315 million.

  
• GIPHY Collaborates With (And Pays) Creators As Part Of Its New ‘Creators Club’

  Each Creators Club member will work with a “dedicated team” at GIPHY’s Los Angeles creative studio that will provide them with guidance, professional opportunities, custom learning sessions with industry experts, and an undisclosed amount of funding “to help elevate Creators’ endeavors to the next level,” GIPHY says.

  
• Facebook Acquires GIF Database GIPHY In Reported $400 Million Deal

  Facebook has announced today its acquisition of seven-year-old GIPHY -- an online GIF database, enabling users to search for and share short, soundless, looping videos -- for a reported $400 million. 

  
• GIPHY Hosts Inaugural Film Festival, Launches New Platform For 30-Second Videos
• Giphy Is Hosting Its Own Film Festival And Currently Taking Submissions
• New Twitch Extension Will Let Users React To Streams Using GIFs
• Alaska Airlines’ Branded Giphy Channel Soars To 191 Million Total Views In Less Than A Month
• Fullscreen And AT&T’s ‘@SummerBreak’ Ups Diversity For Season Five Debut
• Giphy’s Gifs Can Now Serve As Thumbnails For Vimeo’s Videos
• Giphy To Preserve Vines With New Tool, Clinches $72 Million Funding Round