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• Vlogger, Actress, And Podcaster Enya Umanzor Signs With A3 Artists Agency
• U.S. Will Ban TikTok Downloads From Apple, Google App Stores Beginning Sunday

  Though it may have once felt like a distant inevitability, President Trump’s TikTok could begin as soon as this weekend. The United States Department of Commerce issued an order today preventing U.S. citizens from downloading both TikTok and WeChat -- another Chinese-owned app used for messaging -- beginning this Sunday. That said, Reuters notes that the ban on new downloads -- which will prohibit Apple, Google, and anyone else from offering the apps in their stores --  could still be rescinded by President Trump before Sunday.

  
• ‘FaZe Rug’ To Headline Horror Feature ‘Crimson’, Dropping On Oct. 29

  We’ve gotten a bit more color today on the previously-announced feature film starring YouTube sensation Brian ‘FaZe Rug’ Awadis (16 million subscribers, 90 million monthly views) that marks the first in a series of films starring members of the FaZe Clan esports collective.

  
• YouTube Facing $3 Billion Class Action Suit In The U.K. Alleging Collection Of Underage User Data

  YouTube is facing a massive class action lawsuit in the U.K. being brought in collaboration by international law firm Hausfeld and technology justice nonprofit Foxglove that accuses the video giant of unlawfully collecting data on more than 5 million underage users across the pond.

  
• WME Signs Top Automotive Creator ‘Supercar Blondie’, Who Revs 1 Billion Monthly Views (Exclusive)
• Jack Conte’s ‘Super Patron’ Endowment Will Again Bestow $50,000 To One Up-And-Coming Creator
• Amazon To Begin Hosting Podcasts, Sets Exclusive Series With DJ Khaled, Dan Patrick, More
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 9/14/2020
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 9/14/2020
• TikTok Empress Charli D’Amelio Launches Account At Rival App Triller
• YouTube’s New ‘Dynamic Lineups’ Ad Tool Lets Marketers Buy Against Granular Topics, Cultural Moments, More
• Rooster Teeth, Michael B. Jordan Pledge To Increase Representation For Season 2 Of ‘gen:LOCK’