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• Smosh Fetes Fifteenth YouTube Anniversary With Charity Stream, Raising $17,000
• ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Becomes Netflix’s Most-Watched Limited Scripted Series, 4th Biggest TV Show Overall

  Netflix’s female-fronted, chess-focused limited drama series The Queen’s Gambit has shattered records for the streaming service, according to VP of original series Peter Friedlander.

  
• As Billie Eilish Hits 1 Billion Views, YouTube Unveils ‘Infinite Music Video’ Concept For “Bad Guy”

  YouTube Music is unveiling today a brand new content concept to fete the fact that the music video for Billie Eilish’s hit track, “Bad Guy,” has joined the 1 billion views club -- making it the 18-year-old’s first music video to do so.

  
• Charli D’Amelio Has Amassed 100 Million TikTok Followers In One-And-A-Half Years

  Charli D’Amelio has realized a distant TikTok dream, having surpassed 100 million followers on the app within roughly one and a half years. D’Amelio, 16, is the most-followed creator on TikTok by a mile, followed only by Addison Rae (70 million followers), Zach King (53 million followers), and Loren Gray (50 million followers).

  
• Instagram Adds Branded Content Tags To ‘Reels’, ‘Live’, Unveils Several Updates To ‘Branded Content Ads’ Format
• Twitter Names Jennifer Prince Global VP And Head Of Content Partnerships
• Twitch Co-Founder Kevin Lin Departs Company After 12 Years: “I Will Build Again”
• This Streamer Took The Sims’ Lack Of Diversity Into Her Own Hands — And Then Became An Advisor To EA
• BuzzFeed Acquires HuffPost In Stock Deal As Part Of Larger Pact With Its Parent, Verizon Media
• UTA Signs Prominent Scambaiting Twitch, YouTube Streamer ‘Kitboga’
• Amazon Kids+ Pacts With Ryan Kaji For Its First Original, With Toy Tie-In
• YouTube Seeks To Crack Down On COVID-19 Vaccine Conspiracies In Fact-Check Panels