The Boy Who Cried TikTok Ban
Technically, TikTok is supposed to be banned again tomorrow. Will it? It remains to be seen...but in the meantime, a long line of potential buyers have risen their hands. What will Trump decide? Lauren and Josh break it down today, along with all the other creator economy headlines fit to discuss.
Here's more detail on what we covered today:
- Spotter just took YouTube's biggest creators to its own Upfronts - Tubefilter
- Creators want to go steady with big brands - Tubefilter
- Spotter Showcase – NYC 2025
- Trump to Outline TikTok Deal Proposal, With ByteDance Retaining Stake — The Information
- Trump team has weighed deal to save TikTok that would leave algorithm in Chinese ownership
- AppLovin and Amazon Emerge as TikTok Bidders Ahead of Trump’s Deadline - WSJ
- Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S. - The New York Times
- Why a 30-Year-Old Magazine Is Embracing Creators — The Information
- QVC will be on TikTok 24/7 with round-the-clock shoppable streams - Tubefilter
- A fresh estimate suggests that YouTube could be worth as much as $550 billion - Tubefilter
- Hollywood studios were claiming AdSense revenue from YouTube's deluge of AI slop. Now what? - Tubefilter
- Movie studios are being financially rewarded for AI slop on YouTube | The Verge
Creator Upload Socials:
