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• YouTube hid the dislike button. Now it’s considering a name change.
• The U.S. TikTok deal is official. Here’s what we know.

  An internal memo sent by CEO Shou Zi Chew to TikTok employees confirmed that ByteDance will accept the U.S. acquisition deal.

  
• Tribeca Film Festival formall invites social media creators to hit the big screen

  Tribeca Film Festival has extended an invitation to social media creators by making them eligible for the Tribeca NOW category.

  
• Management firm Fixated raises $50 million to build a “creator and content machine”

  Fixated is expanding its talent management operation after securing $50 million in funding from Eldridge Ventures.

  
• YouTube protests Billboard’s new formula by pulling data from music charts
• YouTube invites creators to use Gemini tool to make video games
• YouTube inks deal to broadcast the Oscars in 2029 and beyond
• YouTube expands AI Portraits to turn creators into chatbots
• Snapchat’s year-end recap summarizes a year that sent users to 6-7 heaven
• After paying out $100,000 to creators in 2025, Fairground is ready to advance AI artistry in 2026
• Kick CEO confirms the platform will turn on ads “at some point”
• Right-wing creators dominate political discourse online. Can a lefty startup flip the script?