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• YouTube’s Top Trending Video This Morning Promoted Conspiracy Theory About Florida Shooting Survivor
• As “Demonetization Day” Arrives On YouTube, Small Creators Offer Advice To One Another

  Creators who don't meet the new standards for YouTube's partner program have spoken out and offered tips to each other on "demonetization day."

  
• Vox Lays Off 50 Staffers, Mostly Across Social Video Teams

  While native social video was growing at Vox, according to CEO Jim Bankoff, it won’t be a viable audience or revenue driver moving forward.

  
• Whistle Sports Inks New Deal With Dude Perfect To Develop Long-Form Shows (Exclusive)

  A new multi-year pact, signed on Jan. 1, will expand Whistle’s partnership with Dude Perfect to encompass longer-form content ventures, and will also see the Dude Perfect crew -- which includes Coby and Cory Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, and Tyler Toney -- serving as brand ambassadors for Whistle.

  
• Insights: Could 5G Break Facebook And Google’s Grip On Online Content, Cut ALL Cords?
• Nintendo To Expel Members From ‘Creators Program’ In Accordance With New YouTube Policy
• Two Top Fullscreen Execs Join Otter Media’s Senior Management Team
• Viacom’s Branded Agency Teams With Beats On ‘Lit!’ Series About Viral Dance Culture
• Snapchat Continues Ecommerce Experimentation — This Time With Nike Air Jordan Drop
• YouTube Duo Niki And Sammy Drop First Episode Of Their ‘Peachy Podcast’
• 6-Year-Old YouTube Superstar Behind Ryan ToysReview Just Unboxed His Own Toy Line At Toy Fair
• Indie Spotlight: The ‘Broken Hearts Division’ Solves Crimes Committed Against The Lovelorn