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• Chipotle Taps David Dobrik, Zach King, Avani Gregg For TikTok Super Bowl Campaign
• Facebook Seeks To Arm Gaming Creators With Preset Tools To Encourage Inclusion

  After making several noteworthy grabs in the gaming space -- including poaching streamers Jeremy ‘Disguised Toast’ Wang and Corinna Kopf away from Twitch -- Facebook has announced a new so-called toolkit to help promote inclusion within its gaming communities, and to help creators set the tone that feels right for their viewers.

  
• Casey Neistat Invests In $4.5 Million Seed Round For Aperitif Startup ‘Haus’

  Casey Neistat, who has already flexed his entrepreneurial muscles after rising to renown as a content creator, is now trying on an investor hat.

  
• YouTuber JayStation Concedes He Faked Girlfriend’s Death To Drive Subscriptions

  In an incident illuminating how YouTube clickbait has plummeted to new depths of depravity, a Toronto-based creator named Jason Ethier -- whose ImJayStation channel counts 5.4 million subscribers -- has copped to faking his girlfriend’s death in order to promote their joint channel.

  
• Creators Going Pro: How 23-Year-Old Formula Went From Esports Team Manager To ‘Fortnite’ Maven
• BuzzFeed Editor Ben Smith To Depart, Named ‘New York Times’ Media Columnist
• Congressional Committee Pens Letter Urging YouTube To Stop “Incentivizing Climate Misinformation”
• Loaded Onboards Former Riot Games Exec Bridget Davidson As VP Of Talent
• Caspar Lee-Owned ‘Influencer’ Marketing Firm Hires New Creative Strategist
• Lauren Giraldo Collabs With Jewelry Subscription Service Rocksbox
• Byte Ascends U.S. App Store Charts In Debut, Vows To Fix Comment Spam Issue
• Snapchat And NBC Expand Olympics Content Pact Around 2020 Tokyo Games