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Ethan W. Canelli

Ethan W. Canelli is the editor of NewsThat.Rocks, covering YouTubers, streamers, TikTokers and the business of being online — the drama, the money and the receipts.

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TikTok Tea level Mild Angelo David’s 2009 “My American Girl Doll” clip became a huge TikTok sound this fall He found a home video on his dad's old computer, posted it in March, and sat on it for five months before the internet noticed. Oct 19 · 2 min read

Money Tea level Mild Jake Paul’s business empire, explained: MVP, Anti Fund, Betr and W Oct 19 · 2 min read

Viral Tea level Warm Call Her Daddy turned 8: Alex Cooper’s path from Barstool to SiriusXM Oct 19 · 2 min read

Money Tea level Mild MrBeast’s chocolate beat his videos in 2024, per Bloomberg: the numbers explained Oct 19 · 2 min read

TikTok Tea level Warm Alix Earle’s Netflix show gets rough reviews from TIME and Variety Oct 19 · 2 min read

Streamers Tea level Hot Adin Ross vs. Kick: every time he threatened to leave, and why he’s still there From Rumble in 2023 to a 20,000-viewer cap in 2025, Ross has aired his Kick gripes before. This month Eddie Craven answered one with a flat… Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube’s October changes: AI song labels, new ad filters and a comments sidebar test Oct 19 · 2 min read

Money Tea level Mild Dhar Mann is building ‘Creator City’ in LA and chasing $100M in brand deals Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm YouTube’s new Partner Program bar, explained: what it means for creators you watch Oct 19 · 2 min read

Viral Tea level Mild @carson_mckim’s TikTok revived “Grr Mondays,” a 2015 Ted 2 joke, in September Oct 19 · 2 min read

Viral Tea level Warm Jake Paul is cleared to box again, and he just posted a hit list MVP says the jaw is healed enough to fight; Paul's wish list runs from Canelo to Conor McGregor to KSI, with a return targeted for early 202… Oct 19 · 2 min read

Love Tea level Mild Alex Cooper shares “Final countdown” photos from her last trimester Oct 19 · 2 min read

Money Tea level Hot Logan Paul and KSI’s devices to be searched in Prime Energy ad suit, court orders Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm TikTok US is now a joint venture: who owns it, who runs it, what’s left to watch Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm Kick ads, explained: they are platform-wide and creators can’t turn them off Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm YouTube Shorts will push down channels that just repost other people’s videos The Oct 1 recommendation change isn't a ban, but YouTube hasn't said when it starts or how much "original" is enough. Oct 19 · 2 min read

YouTube Tea level Mild MrBeast’s 202-day grocery store finale just broke his own 24-hour views record Oct 19 · 2 min read

Streamers Tea level Hot Jack Doherty KO’d an Island Boy in about 30 seconds, then Adin Ross banned them live Oct 19 · 2 min read