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• Crayola, TheSoul bring holiday decor to YouTube Kids with playlist of “magical winter moments”
• The first VTuber Awards achieved a peak viewership above 38,000 on host Filian’s stream

  The first VTuber Awards drew more than 38,000 peak viewers, with Filian hosting and Ironmouse taking the top prize.

  
• TikTok defied a ban attempt in Montana. Can it challenge social media age limits in Utah?

  After winning a key legal victory in Montana, TikTok is joining forces with other tech companies to file a lawsuit against the state of Utah.

  
• Facebook courts creators with performance-based payouts for its ad formats

  Meta is introducing new performance-based payouts for Facebook, which are designed to highlight the platform's scale and ad diversity.

  
• YouTube’s first video recently received a MrBeast-style thumbnail update
• An ad agency ran a standalone campaign on YouTube Shorts. The results compared favorably to TikTok.
• YouTube family vlogger Ruby Franke, who claimed her children were possessed, enters guilty plea
• Ninja is hosting a New Year’s Eve special alongside guests like SypherPK and DrLupo
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 12/17/2023
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Mark Rober’s GlitterBomb is bad for porch pirates (but good for T-Mobile)
• TikTok quietly changed its terms of service. Will need arbitration rules prevent future lawsuits?
• Twitch reverses sexual content policy shift: “We are rolling back the artistic nudity changes”