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Top story MoneyTea level Mild Only 1 in 4 U.S. adults trust creators to always disclose brand deals, survey finds 69% want paid posts disclosed, per Morning Consult. Gen Z doubts creators far less than Boomers do, yet 23% of Gen Z say disclosure isn't needed. 5h ago · 3 min read

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Streamers Tea level Mild iJustine hosts Carnival’s Play Carnival Twitch stream Nov 15, with viewers steering Carnival Cruise Line's Nov 5 release says viewers will vote on iJustine's path aboard Celebration at 10:30 a.m. ET, keeping a Fun Meter abov… 2d ago · 2 min read

Streamers Tea level Warm TheBurntPeanut backlash: Steam hides Dead by Daylight reviews, score rebounds Steam flagged Nov 1-6 reviews as off-topic, lifting the game back to Mostly Positive. Here is how the flag works and how the dispute unfolde… 3d ago · 3 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Discord is dropping Electron for Rust: what the 290 MB screenshot shows CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy posted an early Discord Phoenix build on Nov 4. No release date yet, and the RAM figure is not a like-for-like tes… 4d ago · 3 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube adds six educational Playables, including Veritasium’s trivia game YouTube's games hub now has titles from Khan Academy, TED-Ed and Black Girls Code. Veritasium's Elements of Truth is a trivia game with conf… 6d ago · 2 min read

YouTube Tea level Mild Druski signs a multi-year Netflix deal; Collect & Praise premieres Dec 1 The megachurch sketch becomes a Netflix series with Mike Epps. Here is what's confirmed, what Deadline says the deal covers, and what's stil… Nov 3 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube tests a 30-day lock for channels facing spam termination Eligible channels can edit or delete videos, appeal, or wipe every upload to keep the channel, YouTube says. It is a test, and eligibility i… Nov 2 · 2 min read

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Platforms Tea level Warm California SB 1247 lets grown kids of family vloggers force video takedowns The law covers adults who appeared in 30% or more of a relative's paid content, and ignoring a request can cost the vlogger $3,000 a day. Nov 1 · 2 min read

YouTube Tea level Mild MrBeast bet $100K a round against LeBron, Clark and Haaland. Who won? Nov 1 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Disney’s first TikTok Shop Super Brand Day starts Nov. 4 with 20+ brands Nov 1 · 2 min read

Money Tea level Mild MrBeast’s company names its first CMO, and she comes from Feastables Oct 31 · 2 min read

Streamers Tea level Warm Lacy’s $12,000 Japan dinner bill: viewers hijacked his QR code, and the restaurant disagrees Oct 31 · 3 min read

YouTube Tea level Warm MrBeast’s exit letter asks ex-employees to avoid posts about him, and lawyers push back Business Insider viewed the standard Beast Industries letter; one lawyer said that read literally, a former employee couldn't even like a Mr… Oct 31 · 3 min read

Streamers Tea level Warm Clavicular’s landlord sues over $53K-a-month Encino mansion, citing fart spray and a horse Oct 30 · 2 min read

Streamers Tea level Mild QTCinderella says this year’s Streamer Awards trophies were stolen off a porch Oct 30 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm Instagram is offering YouTubers up to $500,000 to post its new Features videos Oct 30 · 2 min read

YouTube Tea level Warm Jake Paul books a Christmas Eve boxing return in Dubai, opponent TBA Oct 29 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube is testing a $20 minimum payout instead of $100 for some creators The test began with October 2026 payments and covers a random group of creators in the US, India and Indonesia. Leftover earnings roll over… Oct 29 · 2 min read

YouTube Tea level Mild Curry Barker’s Mama Bear premieres on YouTube today, with Windows as sponsor Oct 29 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Tubi and TikTok back 10 creator-led TV series from TikTok stars Oct 28 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Adam Mosseri says paying video creators loses Instagram money: “ROI negative” Oct 28 · 2 min read

Streamers Tea level Scalding Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for $72M over a ‘lynching’ clip Oct 28 · 3 min read

Viral Tea level Mild Numa Numa Guy and Tay Zonday reunite in a Firefox ad people call better than Rewind Mozilla's Oct 25 ad also brings back Annoying Orange and Chuck Testa, and passed 8 million views as fans compare it to YouTube Rewind. Oct 27 · 2 min read

YouTube Tea level Mild MrBeast Lab returns Nov. 1 with 8 new YouTube episodes and a trailer Oct 27 · 2 min read

Money Tea level Warm MrBeast and Mastercard announce co-branded card plans, no details yet Oct 27 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Instagram is testing 90-minute videos called Features, with no ad revenue share Oct 26 · 2 min read

Viral Tea level Hot PlaqueBoyMax tells the White House off after its TikTok used his beat Oct 26 · 3 min read

YouTube Tea level Warm JerryRigEverything’s dust test left the $1,999 iPhone Duo unable to close Zack Nelson's Oct 24 video showed dust and a bend test hurting Apple's foldable, and a second YouTuber's teardown found a thin hinge link th… Oct 26 · 3 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube Shorts Bonus Program will pay some creators just for posting on schedule Oct 25 · 2 min read

Viral Tea level Warm Puppy Songs’ Cheese Tax creator is suing Kroger and LG over the viral sound Oct 25 · 2 min read

Drama Tea level Hot Frogan says she still owes $73K after Ethan Klein dropped his lawsuit Oct 25 · 2 min read

YouTube Tea level Scalding Ethan Klein says he’s giving up his stake in H3, Teddy Fresh and Teddy Glow Oct 24 · 2 min read

Viral Tea level Warm GothamChess calls SourGrape02’s viral Meta glasses chess video “chess LARP” A TikToker says smart glasses fed him winning moves; Levy Rozman says the clock was off and the opening is a known trap. Oct 24 · 2 min read

Streamers Tea level Warm Ibai Llanos calls his Netflix move a ‘master plan’ after old clip resurfaces Oct 24 · 2 min read

Drama Tea level Nuclear Ethan Klein’s H3 Podcast is on hiatus, and the crew says it’s cutting ties Oct 23 · 3 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube hits a record 15.8% of all U.S. TV time, double Netflix’s share Oct 23 · 2 min read

Streamers Tea level Hot Hasan Piker’s sold-out Minneapolis event has Democrats fighting eight days before the midterms Oct 23 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Twitch Stream Recaps turn missed streams into highlight reels, and streamers edit them Recaps sit near the top of Twitch's mobile feed and on channel pages, and a voice command, "Twitch Clip That," adds moments live. Oct 22 · 2 min read

Drama Tea level Warm Ludwig names the 4 streamers late to his wedding; QTCinderella tells fans to back off Oct 22 · 3 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube will now freeze uploads and livestreams on hacked channels, even for owners Oct 22 · 3 min read