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• YouTube Apologizes To LGBTQ+ Creators On Last Day Of Pride Month
• Netflix’s Chief Communications Officer Let Go Following “Insensitive” Remarks

  Netflix has let go of its longtime chief communications officer, Jonathan Friedland, after Friedland himself conceded on Twitter that he was “insensitive in speaking to my team about words that offend in comedy.”

  
• Twitter’s Creator Ads Are Working, Study Finds Users’ Purchase Intent Rises By 88%

  Twitter recently conducted a study with MAGNA at IPG Media Lab, surveying Twitter creators in the US and UK and consumers who use Twitter in the US. The study found that purchase intent goes way up with ads posted by creators as opposed to those posted directly by brands.

  
• Amanda Cerny, DeStorm Power, and King Bach’s Video Platform Zeus Inks Deal With SAG-AFTRA

  Social media stars Amanda Cerny, DeStorm Power, and King Bach announced a new SVOD platform back in November 2017. Today, that platform, Zeus, signed a deal with SAG-AFTRA that will cover its content and help Zeus creators join the union for media talent.

  
• Logan Paul Throws Big Left Hook In Training Video Ahead Of KSI Boxing Match
• Digital Sports Network Overtime Launches Snapchat Series On High School Games
• YouTube Takes Down Anti-LGBTQ Ad After Multiple Creator Complaints
• Twitter’s Top Live Video Exec Exits Amid Organizational Restructuring
• Instagram Finally Rolls Out ‘Mute’ Button, 3 Years After Twitter Unveiled Feature
• Facebook Is Testing Its Own Influencer Marketing Platform
• Gen-Z Content Studio Brat Adds Three New Partners From Founders’ Pasts
• V2, The Planned Successor To Vine, Postponed Indefinitely Due To “Financial Hurdles”