• Boram, a six-year-old YouTube star from South Korea, has helped her family earn enough money to buy an $8 million home in South Korea, according to CNN.
• The Boram Family purchased a five-story property in Gangnam, a popular suburb of Seoul.
• Boram has two wildly popular YouTube channels, with more than 30 million combined followers.
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A South Korean family was able to purchase an $8 million home thanks to their six-year-old daughter's wildly successful YouTube career. Boram is one of many YouTube child stars who share videos of themselves playing with toys and going on adventures.

Her channels, Boram Tube Vlog and Boram Tube ToysReview, boast 17 million and 13 million subscribers respectively and her parents created the Boram Family company to manage her lucrative career. CNN reports that the Boram Family Company recently purchased a five-story home for $9.5 billion Korean won (just over $8 million US) in a suburb of Seoul.

Boram's most popular videos have more than 300 million views. In addition to earning money from ad revenue, YouTube stars like Boram can earn even more from sponsorship deals with toy companies and other retailers. RyanToysReview was the highest grossing channel on YouTube in 2018, earning $22 million with seven-year-old star Ryan Kaji.

Read more:The 10 highest-paid YouTubers include the Paul brothers and a 7-year-old toy reviewer — here's the full list

Videos starring children are massively popular on YouTube, even though the platform is intended for users over the age of 12. YouTube is reportedly considering shifting children's videos to YouTube Kids as the FTC reaches the final stages of an investigation into the video platform's handling of children's privacy and data collection. YouTube disabled comments on children's videos in February after multiple reports showed that users were using time-stamped comments to mark moments of nudity.

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• YouTube couple Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau are getting married this weekend in a Las Vegas wedding that will be filmed by MTV.
• Paul and Mongeau were dating for just two months before they got engaged at Mongeau's 21st birthday party.
• Here's everything we know about the wedding, including where the ceremony will be held and what's on the menu for the reception.
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One of YouTube's most popular, yet controversial, couples is getting married Sunday, and the entire event will be filmed for their more than 20 million combined fans to see.

Tana Mongeau and Jake Paul — who have referred to themselves as "two of the internet's biggest sociopaths"— will be getting married this weekend in Las Vegas to tie the knot on a relationship that some fans and YouTubers believe to be completely fabricated for views.

Since getting together in late April, the two got engaged at Mongeau's 21st birthday party, then announced at online-video convention VidCon they would be getting married July 28.

The two YouTubers have been long immersed in drama and controversy, both as a couple and separately, so what takes place at their wedding is anyone's guess. 

Here's everything we know about about Tana Mongeau and Jake Paul's wedding taking place Sunday:

SEE ALSO: YouTuber Tana Mongeau confirmed a July 28 wedding date with fiancé Jake Paul at VidCon

Mongeau and Paul got engaged in late June at Mongeau's 21st birthday. Paul also bought her a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen that costs $124,000 to celebrate the occasion.

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The ring the couple got engaged with, however, is fake. Although the engagement ring may look diamond-encrusted, it reportedly retails for $125.

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Earlier this month, online video creators gathered at a two-day convention in California in VidCon. During a question-and-answer session with Mongeau, Paul came out on stage in a surprise appearance, and the two announced their wedding date: July 28.

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Mongeau and Paul are reportedly getting married in Las Vegas. The entire wedding will be filmed by MTV, which produces a reality series called "Tana Turns 21" that airs on YouTube.

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Their ceremony will take place at the Graffiti Mansion, a massive house that often gets spray painted to promote things like Fortnite and the retailer Supreme.

Source: People

The reception will then take place at the Sugar Factory, a popular restaurant with color-riddled foods and gigantic drinks.

The invitation, as reported by gossip site The Blast, invites the guest the join Mongeau and Paul in "Holy Cloutramony." The invitation tells guests: "What happens in Vegas will end up on YouTube."

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The menu for the reception includes chicken fingers and guacamole for snacks, and main dish options including fettuccine alfredo and "pink and green mini burgers."

Source: The Blast

Stay tuned for the MTV episode premiering soon that will show the play-by-play of their wedding reception.

• On Thursday's second-quarter earnings call, Google's parent company, Alphabet, offered up a rare nugget of granularity not typically revealed in its financial report. 
• The company's cloud businesses, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, had reached an $8 billion annual revenue run rate in the second quarter of 2019. 
• Analysts' appreciated the insight, but told Business Insider after the call that they still want more. 
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Google's update on its cloud revenues on Thursday caught investors by surprise, providing a rare peak behind the curtain from a company famous for saying very little. 

Is this the start of a new, more open Google? 

The financial analysts who follow the $137 billion revenue company certainly hope so. In the wake of Thursday's cloud surprise, Business Insider asked some of the top Google analysts what other information they'd like the tech giant to start disclosing now that it's in a sharing mood.

James Lee, an analyst at Mizuho Securities, told us that if he could pick any numbers to be included consistently in Google-parent company Alphabet's earnings report, he would put YouTube revenues at the top his list.

Second on his wish list, Lee said he would like to see actual cloud revenues — not just the annualized "run rate" Google provided Thursday — as well as cloud profit margins; and third, he'd like know pricing for mobile and desktop search ads. 

Alphabet shows investors only how its ads business is performing, lumping the rest of its businesses into fuzzy categories called "Other Revenues" and "Other Bets," which covers separate companies under the Alphabet umbrella, like its self-driving-car company, Waymo. 

And even within its ads revenue line item, analysts are left scratching their heads.

YouTube, the world's top video streaming site, for instance, makes most of its money from ads and is the company's second-largest revenue generator. But nowhere on the company's income statement will you see YouTube as a line item. 

Instead, YouTube's ad revenue is combined with Google's search ads to make up the company's overall ad revenue segment. For a business that's estimated to bring in between $16 and $25 billion annually, that's a major puzzle piece missing for analysts and investors. 

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter and Jefferies' Brent Thill told us as well that they think the YouTube number would be one of the most important to break out. Pachter also wished search ad revenues were a stand alone line item. 

The two also agreed with Lee that seeing regular numbers for its cloud business — which appears to be growing in significance at Alphabet — would be a top ask.  

"I think Google should break out search, YouTube, third party and cloud as separate line items," Pachter said. "Apparently, Ruth Porat [Google's CFO] disagrees with me." 

"Thanks, but we still want more"

Dan Ive, who is also an analyst at Wedbush, described Google's cloud reveal as a step in the right direction.

As it stands now, Google's cloud business results are obfuscated within a line item on Alphabet's income statement known simply as "Other Revenues." That line item contains all the revenue Google generates that doesn't come from ads, including things like the app store and hardware sales.

So when "Other Revenues" are up or down — on Thursday it was up 40% year-over-year — it's impossible to know how much of that was due to the cloud business or to sales of gaming apps in the Google Play Store. The last time the company shared actual numbers from its cloud business was in Q4 2017 when it said it had reached $1 billion in revenues for that quarter. 

"As its cloud business ramps, the Street will demand more transparency and run rates," Ives said. 

His sentiment was consistent with most analysts we spoke to about the one-off cloud reveal — "Thanks, but we still want more." 

Dan Morgan, a senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Company, put consistent cloud revenue at the top of his wish list. After that, he pined for information about hardware sales, such as the Pixel smartphones (Google said sales of its Pixel phones more than doubled in Q2, but provided no specific numbers that would give the statement any real meaning).

Like others, Morgan wants YouTube revenue too. But given that YouTube now has a nascent premium business, for streaming TV and streaming music, Morgan says a breakdown of the various YouTube revenue-generators would be appropriate.

If they told us, they'd have to kill us

There is legal precedence (TSC Industries v. Northway) for companies being forced to provide information in its earnings report that a "reasonable shareholder might consider important."

In 2017, the SEC actually looked into why, specifically, Alphabet was not disclosing its YouTube revenues. But after the company reportedly said, among other things, that its overall goal was to sell online advertising — not just ads on YouTube — the commission backed off and no changes were demanded of the tech giant. 

Morgan thinks it would actually be in Alphabet's interest to be more open. 

As the company's core ad business matures, it becomes more difficult to post bombshell growth numbers. In the second quarter, for instance, Alphabet's advertising revenues beat analysts predictions and its Q1 numbers, but were still way down from the same period last year (Ad revenues grew 16% year-over-year in Q2 2019 compared to almost 24% in Q2 2018). 

"[New disclosures] would give you something to get excited about in terms of the stock," Morgan said. "All of a sudden, the spotlight goes off your maturing ad revenue growth, and the spotlight goes on these new, exciting businesses in GCP [Google's cloud business] and YouTube. More clarity would really light it up."

Still, even though pulling the curtain back on more of its business might make strategic sense for Alphabet, some are not convinced that it will actually happen. Analysts have been calling on the company to give more transparency into the business for some time now to no avail.

"I don't understand them at all," Wedbush's Pachter said. "They treat us like if they told us anything, they'd have to kill us." 

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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that car owners will be able to stream Netflix and YouTube from in-car displays "within a few months."
• Streaming would only work while a car isn't moving, similar to how games currently work in Teslas.
• Tesla's work with streaming is dependent on regulators approving self-driving, which Musk previously said he expects to happen this year.
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You'll soon be able to stream videos from Netflix and Hulu from Tesla dashboards, said CEO Elon Musk.

In a tweet on Saturday, Musk wrote that the displays in cars will "soon" be able to stream YouTube and Netflix. He did not give an exact date but the changes could come within a few months and as soon as August, he said in a response to the tweet.

He said that video streaming would only work when the car was stopped, similar to how games like "Cuphead" and "Super Breakout"currently work inside cars. The steering wheel works as the remote to play games.

Musk has long wanted Tesla cars to act as hubs of entertainment content. In the tweet he said that customers could expect "an amazingly immersive, cinematic experience" because of the car's surround sound and chairs.

However, the ability for Tesla to roll out streaming is dependent on regulators approving self-driving. In February, Musk said he was "certain" that Tesla cars would be able to operate without a driver by the end of this year.

"I think we will be feature-complete full self-driving this year, meaning the car will be able to find you in a parking lot, pick you up, take you all the way to your destination without an intervention — this year," he said in a an interview with ARK Invest."I would say that I am certain of that. That is not a question mark."

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• The YouTubers Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau got married in Las Vegas on Sunday.
• They had a whirlwind romance — starting off as an obvious, clout-chasing rebound but seemingly developing into something real.
• The wedding cost $500,000, according to Paul. But an apparent stranger managed to sneak in and throw a glass of bubbly over the newlywed couple just as they were having their first kiss.
• A brawl then broke out, where Team 10's event manager, Arman Izadi, who also officiated the wedding, started throwing punches at the intruder.
• The guest list included the influencers King Bach, Logan Paul, Melissa Rodriguez, and Jacqlyn Burnett, and porn star Riley Reid. Nowhere to be seen was Mongeau's ex-girlfriend Bella Thorne.
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The YouTuber couple nobody can take their eyes off just got married in Las Vegas. Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau tied the knot in a very public ceremony Sunday night, surrounded by famous friends, family members, and plenty of photographers.

The excitement may have gotten to be too much for one guest, however, who threw a drink over the newlyweds during their first kiss as a married couple.

After a whirlwind engagement that lasted just a month, Paul and Mongeau made a livestream of their wedding available to fans for the price of $49.99. It was also filmed for a coming episode of Mongeau's reality-TV series on MTV, "Tana Turns 21."

"Logan Paul, Jake's brother, was the best man and was on hand to give a speech at the ceremony, during which the groom revealed to the guests and audience watching the livestream at home that their rings cost hundreds of thousands of dollars," HollywoodLife reported.

"No wedding would be complete without a bit of drama either. At one point a man ran up the aisle, there was a tussle and the livestream cut."

Read more: YouTube stars Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau are getting married this weekend, but no one can tell whether their relationship is for real. Here's what we know so far.

The man in question is apparently a stranger, but he managed to make his way close enough to the newlywed couple to throw a glass of bubbly over them, just as Paul was about to kiss his bride.

The altercation was captured by the influencer King Bach and posted to Twitter by Josh Pescatore. The video shows the man throwing the drink and then Team 10's event manager, Arman Izadi, who also officiated the wedding, going after him and punching him in the head.

Paul also appears to go for the man but is held back by his groomsmen.

Mongeau didn't appear too worried about what happened.

"Someone just threw a glass of champagne at jake and I at the fucking altar holy fuck HAAHAHAHAHAHA," she tweeted. "Jana don't need no press. wow. just married. honestly made it better.... to slow dance while they scream. i love you."

The slow-dancing comment refers to an intimate video Mongeau posted to YouTube hours before she was about to get married to Paul, which refers to a lyric from the artist Russ: "I wanna slow dance while they're screaming."

The whole video is a black screen, except for a short clip of them both at the end, with Mongeau delivering a voice-over.

"I remember where I was the first time I head that song lyric. I remember where I was the first time I was 100 percent sure I would never find that with anyone," Mongeau said.

"But I also remember where I was the first time I looked at you and realized every moment of my life, since I was enamored by that song lyric, was leading me to you. It's not the idea of fame or people liking us that entices me about that song lyric. It's the idea that it's us against this world."

It's a slightly different sentiment to the innuendo-filled poem Paul wrote Mongeau when he revealed their wedding date at VidCon, where he rhymed "Tana" with "banana."

The party continued after the brawl, with Paul and Mongeau seemingly unaffected by the intrusion. They had their wedding reception at Sugar Factory American Brasserie, where they were joined by all the guests, including Mini Jake Paul's family — the Talbotts.

Mongeau wore two different wedding dresses during the day, then showed off a diamanté-encrusted dress and a huge ring in the evening, while Paul wore a Dior suit, complete with fedora hat and cane.

Paul told Metro that the whole wedding cost about $500,000.

The couple has been together for about three months. At the beginning they were very clear about hanging out with each other for "the clout," but since then things have taken a turn and the pair seem to have developed genuine feelings for each other.

Various Instagram and Snapchat stories in the lead-up to the main event showed the couple's guests of honor being flown to Vegas in a private jet. Some of the highest-profile influencers on the guest list were King Bach, Logan Paul, Melissa Rodriguez, and Jacqlyn Burnett. Mongeau's ex-girlfriend Bella Thorne was nowhere to be seen.

On the rowdy flight, Mongeau was dancing suggestively on top of her fiancé in the aisle (in view of Paul's mother), while Logan took over the plane's intercom system.

Read more: Bella Thorne shared photos of her crying after her ex-girlfriend Tana Mongeau got engaged to Jake Paul

"During our 45 minute flight to Vegas: Riley Reid got naked, Tana mounted Jake in the aisle, Tequila ran wild, Snacks were distributed, Flight attendant became a bridesmaid," Mongeau's brother-in-law-to-be tweeted.

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• The YouTubers Union, a community-based movement that fights for the rights of YouTube creators and users, has teamed up with Europe's largest trade union (IG Metall) in a new campaign, called FairTube.
• The union is demanding that Google brings back the old YouTube after changes on the platform have impacted how independent creators can make a living.
• It is urging YouTube to bring more transparency to the platform by publishing all its procedures and processes that it uses to promote or hide a video and asking it to provide clear explanations as to why a video has been demonetized and which parts of it have violated the guidelines.
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The YouTubers Union, a community-based movement that fights for the rights of YouTube creators and users, has teamed up with Europe's largest trade union (IG Metall) in a new campaign, called FairTube.

We first saw the news via Motherboard.

The two parties are demanding that YouTube's parent firm Google introduce greater transparency to YouTube after various changes on the platform have impacted how independent creators can make a living.

"The real YouTubers that are the reason for YouTube's big success are getting censored, deleted, erased, and hidden. Making a living on YouTube is no longer possible," one of the leaders of the YouTubers Union, Jörg Sprave, said in the campaign video.

Sprave explained that two years ago, YouTube "turned a dream job into a nightmare," referring to the so-called Adpocalypse when hundreds of brands pulled their advertising from YouTube after The Times reported their ads were appearing next to extremist videos.

Read more: YouTube has lately struggled to protect its vulnerable creators. Analysts say the platform may lack a business incentive to do anything about it.

YouTube's modifications to address these issues combined with its stringent copyright infringement system has severely impacted how independent creators make a living off the platform, Sprave said.

Sprave's comments tie into a feeling among smaller YouTubers that ads are sometimes removed from their videos, or demonetized, and that their videos are removed altogether without any clear explanation.

Sprave is joining forces with IG Metall to bring back the old YouTube, he said.

He has outlined six demands online. These include asking YouTube to be more transparent with its procedures and processes that it uses to promote or hide a video and giving clear explanations for decisions such as why a video has been demonetized and which parts of it violated the guidelines.

Sprave has also requested that YouTubers have a contact at the company who is qualified to explain decisions that have negative consequences for YouTubers and fix them if they are wrong. "Let us talk to a human being," he said.

YouTube has four weeks to respond to their demands.

In a statement to Business Insider, a spokeswoman for YouTube said that: "Creators are an important part of the YouTube ecosystem, that's why YouTube shares the majority of revenue generated with its creator partners. In order to enable the ecosystem to thrive, YouTube must strike a balance to ensure the safety of its users, the suitability of content for advertisers and the long term sustainability of creator businesses. We value our creators' feedback and are in constant exchange with many of them through different means."

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• Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau — two of YouTube's most popular and controversial figures — just got married in Las Vegas.
• The ceremony was held at the mansion of Team 10's event manager Armani Izadi. He also officiated the ceremony.
• The day started with a hectic flight in a private jet, and ended in the Sugar Factory nightclub.
• Here are 23 photos that show a sneak peek inside the wedding of a relationship that started as a clout-chasing rebound, and apparently developed into something real.
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After a whirlwind two months of dating, and one month of being engaged, YouTubers Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau have just gotten married.

Their special day in Vegas cost a reported $500,000, and included a flight out on a private jet, a mansion, elaborate wedding cakes, a replica of Jon Snow's sword from "Game of Thrones," a mid-ceremony brawl, and some famous faces on the guest list.

At the beginning of Mongeau and Paul's relationship, they were very clear about hanging out with each other for "the clout." But since then, things have taken a turn and the pair seem to have developed genuine feelings for each other.

Scroll down to see 24 photos that show the wild antics that took place at the wedding of two of YouTube's most controversial figures.

Read more: A massive brawl broke out at the $500,000 Vegas wedding between YouTubers Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau after a stranger threw a drink over the newlyweds

The day started with Paul flying out all of the guests of honor on a private jet.

Onboard, a party ensued, which included Tana mounting Jake in the aisle, and the enlisting of a flight attendant as a bridesmaid.

The ceremony took place at the mansion of Team 10's event manager Armani Izadi, called the Graffiti Mansion.

Decorations included a wall made entirely of roses.

Mongeau was walked down the aisle by her manager Jordan Worona.

Source: HollywoodLife

A ton of photographers were present for the ceremony. As was a film crew who was recording the whole event for an episode of Mongeau's MTV reality show 'Tana Turns 21.'

The couple exchanged rings, and Izadi also officiated the ceremony.

When Paul and Mongeau shared their first kiss as a couple, a stranger in the crowd threw a glass of champagne over them. He was quickly tackled to the ground by Izadi, who punched him in the head.

Logan Paul, Jake's older brother, was the best man. The emotion may have been a bit overwhelming.

Mongeau and Paul couldn't really believe they'd just said: 'I do.'

Tana showed off her rock, which looks a lot more substantial than the $125 ring Paul proposed to her with.

Source: Business Insider

The newly-hitched pair had no trouble with public displays of affection.

There were a ton of sweet treats for guests to enjoy, compliments of Sugar Factory, where the reception was held.

Sugar Factory also supplied a carousel.

Mongeau and Paul posed for some edgy shots before going inside.

There were at least two cakes for the newlyweds to cut ...

... one of which Paul destroyed with a replica of what looks like Jon Snow's sword in 'Game of Thrones.'

Always the supportive partner, Mongeau caught evidence of her new husband's destructive nature on video.

Here, Logan appears to be having some sort of crisis — hopefully not about his little brother's big day.

Mongeau and Paul sat on a throne embroidered with 'Mrs' and 'Mr.'

Mini Jake Paul's family — the Talbotts — were in attendance.

Source: YouTube

As were 16-year-old former Team 10 member Justin Roberts, influencer Melissa Rodriguez, and artist Jacqlyn Burnett.

Andrew 'King Bach' Bachelor and Bradley Martyn also came.

Rappers DLRN and Dax made the cut too.

• It's free and easy to upload a video to YouTube, and you can upload as many videos as you want with nearly no limits. 
• You can upload videos from the YouTube website in a browser, or using your mobile app on a phone. 
• You can choose to make videos public or private, and enter descriptions and tags for each video. 
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It's hard to believe that before YouTube debuted in 2005, there were no widely popular ways to share videos on the internet with friends, family, and strangers. 

But of course, today it's fast and simple to publish video online (so much so that 300 hours of new video are added to YouTube every minute of every day). 

Here's how to upload your own YouTube videos, both from a browser and the mobile app on your iPhone or Android phone. 

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How to upload a video to YouTube using a web browser

1. Navigate to YouTube in a web browser.

2. Make sure you are logged in. If you don't see your account avatar in the upper right corner, click "Sign In" and enter your Google account information. 

3. Click the Create a video button at the top of the screen. It looks like a video camera. In the drop-down menu, click "Upload video."

4. The video upload page should appear. Under "Select files to upload," click "Public" and choose what level of visibility you want for the video — everyone can see a public video, but you can also make it unlisted (it's still publicly available, but only to people with a direct link), private (meaning only you have access), or Scheduled, which means it won't go live until a later date. 

5. Click the large arrow to choose the video file, or you can simply drag the video file onto the page. 

6. While the video uploads, you can enter information like the name and description of the video. 

7. Click "Publish" to complete the process. You can publish the video while it's still uploading, or wait till the upload is complete. Either way, the video won't appear online unless you click "Publish."

Once the video is uploaded, it will take a few minutes to process. The time it takes to process will depend on how long the video is.

How to upload a video to YouTube using the mobile app

1. Open the YouTube app on your iPhone or Android phone. 

2. Tap the video upload button at the top of the screen. It looks like a video camera. If this is your first time using the upload feature, you might need to give the app permission to access your camera and photo library. 

3. On the next screen, tap the video you want to upload (you can also record a new video or "Go Live," meaning that you'll start livestreaming from your phone camera). 

4. Tap "Next."

5. Enter information like the name of the video, choose a privacy level, and tap "Upload."

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• You can delete videos you've uploaded to YouTube from a web browser or via the mobile app on your iPhone or Android. 
• On a computer, you can delete videos from the YouTube Studio tool on the YouTube website.
• On your iPhone or Android, delete videos from "Your channel" in the YouTube app.  
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If you decide you want to remove a video you're previously uploaded to YouTube, you're in luck: It's easy to do, and you can do it from either a web browser or the mobile app on your iPhone or Android.  

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How to delete a YouTube video on a computer

1. Navigate to YouTube in a browser window and make sure you are signed into your Google account (if needed, click "Sign In" at the top of the screen).

2. Click your account avatar at the top right of the screen and then click "Your channel" in the drop-down menu. 

3. On your channel page, click the "YouTube Studio" button near the top of the page. 

3. In the pane on the left, click the Videos button, which is shaped like a square with a play button inside. 

4. Hover the mouse over the video you want to delete. When you do, a Play button and three dots will appear. 

5. Click the three dots to see the Options menu and then click "Delete."

How to delete a YouTube video on your phone

1. Start the YouTube app on your iPhone or Android.

2. Tap your account avatar at the top right of the screen and then tap "Your channel."

3. Tap the "Videos" tab at the top of the screen.

4. You'll see a list of all your videos. Find the one you want to delete and tap the three dots to the right of the screen. 

5. Tap "Delete."

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Stories are on track to become the main format for social media consumption, providing brands with a massive and vital opportunity to reach consumers.

 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims the format will supplant News Feed use as soon as mid-2019, a much quicker pace than the social network anticipated. Combined, Stories features on Facebook-owned platforms command a whopping 1.5 billion daily active users (DAU), though some may be double-counted.

Snapchat's audience is significantly smaller, though still sizable at 190 million DAU as of Q1 2019. Stories-centric features have also emerged on several other platforms, including YouTube, Google search results, and even LinkedIn.

The viral acceptance of Stories, their accelerating usage, and their highly engaging nature make it imperative for brands to use the format to reach consumers. This fast-growing opportunity will enable brands to reach consumers in a native format that's immersive and highly appealing to younger demographics.

But because Stories are a completely new animal for brands — most are still playing catch-up to consumer adoption — they must follow best practices to make sure to avoid aggravating users through overexposure, or wasting resources by creating Stories that users don't want to watch. 

In TheStories Report, Business Insider Intelligence identifies the most popular platforms for Stories features, defines best practices to maximize engagement without alienating users, and pinpoints challenges hindering brand adoption for the future. 

The companies mentioned in this report are: Facebook, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Messenger, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and YouTube.

Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:

• Millennial users are more likely to watch Stories on Instagram (60%) than Snapchat (53%) and Facebook (48%), according to VidMob.
• Gen Z — comprised mainly of teens — favors Snapchat for watching Stories. Teens are heavy viewers of Stories, and 73% of Snapchat's Gen Z audience consume content via Stories, compared with 70% of Instagram's and 34% of Facebook's, per VidMob.
• Brands looking to build successful Stories campaigns and make meaningful connections with customers should shoot vertical content that's uncluttered and post no more than seven Stories within a 24-hour period, among other best practices.

In full, the report:

• Provides insight into which platforms brands should prioritize based on their target audience segments. 
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• YouTube power couple Tana Mongeau and Jake Paul got married this weekend in an elaborate Las Vegas wedding that reportedly cost $500,000.
• Nearly 70,000 people paid $50 each to watch a livestream of the wedding, but viewers complained about the stream's poor quality — and that the wedding started four hours late.
• TMZ has reported that Google and Apple are issuing refunds to fans who bought the livestream through in-app purchases on livestreaming app Halogen.
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The nearly 70,000 fans who paid $50 each to watch YouTube's bonafide royal couple get married this weekend may be able to get refunded for the shoddy viewing experience.

TMZ reports that Google and Apple are issuing refunds to some of the disappointed fans who made shelled out money on livestreaming app Halogen TV to get a glimpse of the wedding between YouTubers Tana Mongeau and Jake Paul. Nearly 70,000 fans paid $50 a piece to watch, meaning the livestream brought it more than $3.3 million.

Since Sunday, many viewers have turned to social media to complain about the livestream's poor quality. People criticized the stream for being laggy, freezing frequently, and having shoddy audio. Additionally, the ceremony itself started four hours late and only lasted for about 10 minutes.

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Halogen, the livestreaming platform, did not respond to Business Insider's comment about whether customers are getting refunded, but did comment on the complaints about the livestream.

"Sometimes onsite technical issues with third-party production providers used by creators can cause fans to experience issues while viewing streams," Halogen said in a statement. "We will continue to work with the creator community to improve the quality of their productions."

Neither Google nor Apple has responded to Business Insider about whether customers are getting refunds, but a screenshot from TMZ shows a customer getting refunded $73.49 for purchasing virtual coins through Halogen needed to view the livestream. Halogen livestreams can also be watched on the web on a computer, so it's unclear whether people who watched on the web would qualify for refunds too.

Meanwhile, the wedding itself was expectedly eventful. The $500,000 wedding took place in Vegas, with the ceremony at a mansion graffitied for the occasion and the reception at the restaurant Sugar Factory. Photos of the wedding show Paul, Mongeau and their friends flying in on a private jet, a brawl breaking out seconds after the couple was pronounced husband and wife, and Paul cutting the wedding cake with a Game of Thrones-replica sword.

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• Beauty mogul Jeffree Star sells mystery boxes on occasion, which are filled with makeup items at a discounted price.
• Mystery boxes usually go down well with the people that buy them because they receive quality products, and the surprise factor is a fun novelty.
• But this time around, with Star's Summer Mystery Boxes, there have been some unhappy customers.
• Some people on social media have said their lipsticks are strange textures, or items are faulty. Others aren't happy with the colors.
• But there have been plenty of happy customers too, including rave reviews from large creators who think the boxes are good value.
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Every so often, beauty guru and YouTuber Jeffree Star sells mystery boxes on the Jeffree Star Cosmetics website, which are filled with items at a discounted price.

Mystery boxes usually go down well with the people that buy them because they receive quality products, and the surprise factor is a fun novelty. But this time around, with Star's Summer Mystery Boxes, there have been some unhappy customers.

Before they all sold out, you could buy different box tiers at different price points: the mini box at $30 which contains 3 items, the $45 premium box which has 5, and the $70 deluxe which comes with 10 items.

Many beauty YouTubers who bought them were happy. Popular creators like Beauty by Bianca Linares, grav3yardgirl, and Rich Lux all gave positive reviews. A particular highlight was a special edition liquid lipstick in a pink shade that couldn't be bought online. Another favorite item was the metal drinking straw that was available in the larger boxes.

Among the happy reviews were some creators who thought the variety of products could have been better. Vanessa Lopez, a lesser-known YouTuber, received the mini box, and although she liked the products, she thought it would have been better to receive another beauty item rather than a popsocket.

"HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT CAME IN MY MYSTERY BOX,"rage-tweeted one customer. "GOT 4 THINGS AND A POP SOCKET IN MY DELUXE BOX, AND A LIPSTICK THATS NOT IN THIS SUMMERS COLLECTION."

The twin creators on the channel Dumpster Haulics were concerned some of their products were expired, because there were no dates on the lip scrubs. They also claimed the metal straw cleaner was missing, and that getting a popsocket and t-shirt in the box was "false advertising."

"We were so excited to get these in the mail, and we love what we got, but we are disappointed," they wrote under the video. "We love all of the items we got but a lot of the items we got were old and parts were even missing! We have been long time fans and supporters of Jeffree Star and are saddened with these boxes."

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Drama channels like Sebastian Williams and Angelika Oles also pointed to people who were disappointed on social media.

Oles said one criticism of mystery boxes, in general, is that the items are usually things that didn't sell well.

"It's usually not the popular things," she said. "So if you were looking to buy something from Jeffree Star that was really popular, that's usually not what you're going to get in the mystery box." 

For example, in previous boxes some people reported they received green lipsticks or black highlighters, which aren't something most people wear every day.

Another complaint on social media was the consistency of the products. Some people said their liquid lipsticks had arrived "clumpy" or with product missing.

Others said their Lip Ammunition lipsticks had a funny texture or color.

"The lipstick that I received in my Jeffree Star Mystery Box did have moisture spots," wrote one customer. Another said they loved everything in the box, but the ammo "came out a little different."

One person said their lipstick "kinda smells," suggesting it may have expired.

Some customers have even claimed to see hair fibers in their lipsticks, which is reminiscent of the Jaclyn Hill scandal in June where the beauty YouTuber was accused of selling lumpy, contaminated products.

One of the people who complained received an email back from the Jeffree Star Cosmetics customer service team, who said a change in temperature can cause lipsticks to "sweat" when the seed oil separates. They added the products are safe and work just as well, even if this has occurred.

Despite some problems, the general opinion of the mystery boxes has been high. Lots of people on social media are happy with what they received and getting shades of makeup they didn't own before.

"I received my mini mystery box and I got the shades 'Diamond' and 'RedRum,'"tweeted one person. "Out of all the shades I have, I didn't have these two and I'm in love."

Representatives of Jeffree Star and Jeffree Star Cosmetics did not respond to requests for comment.

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• You should always sign out of YouTube if you've logged in on a shared device, like a computer at work, or in a school or library. 
• When you log out of YouTube, you'll still be able to search and view videos, but you won't be able to comment or add them to playlists.
• Logging out of YouTube on desktop or on mobile (using either an iPhone or Android) only takes a few seconds, and getting back into your account is just as easy.
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The more you use YouTube, the more important it is that you have an account. A YouTube account lets you "Like" and comment on videos, subscribe to channels, upload your own content, and enjoy a YouTube experience that is custom-catered to your interests. 

However, it's a good idea to keep your YouTube account a private affair, and that's true even if you haven't been viewing any questionable material. 

Leaving yourself logged in on public computers can allow strangers to access your account, which is never good. If you know you won't be YouTubing again for a while, go ahead and sign out when you're done.

It's likewise a good idea to sign out of YouTube on mobile if your iPhone or Android phone is going to be lying around where another pair of hands might pick it up.

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How to sign out of YouTube on desktop

1. Click the icon in the top right corner of the screen that depicts your image or avatar, or has a letter in a circle.

2. Click the words "Sign out" in the dropdown menu.

If there is now a box reading "SIGN IN" at the top right corner, you did it, you're out.

How to sign out of YouTube on mobile

1. Tap your icon image at the top right corner of the screen.

2. Under "Account," tap your name or email.

3. Tap the words "Use YouTube signed out."

And… you're out.

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• In "Dreams," a new game for PlayStation 4, you're given the tools to create your own video game. You can make whatever you can dream up.
• One YouTuber compiled 300 different experiences from "Dreams," showing just two seconds from each dream, to show the game's endless possibilities.
• The video features The Avengers, Ninja Turtles, Rick and Morty, Shrek, "Stranger Things," Chucky from "Child's Play," anthropomorphic crayons, otherworldly environments, and so much more.
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"Dreams," for PlayStation 4, could very well be the most interesting and important video game of 2019.

"Dreams" is unlike any video game you've played before: It allows you to build and design your own video games. It's like Adobe Photoshop, but in 3D.

You can make anything in "Dreams," including your own worlds, characters, and game objectives. It's called "Dreams" because the game's creation tools are so robust that whatever you can dream of can be recreated within the game — even if it's your actual dreams — and played by anyone else who owns the game.

"Dreams" is currently available in early access, for $30. This version lets you create dreams, though you can only play some creations for now — and Media Molecule, the company behind the game, can choose to remove certain uploads before the game goes wide. The full version of the game, which includes a Story Mode, goes live later this year — and if you buy the early access version of "Dreams," you'll get the full $60 game when it's ready.

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People have been playing with "Dreams" for several months now, building trippy experiences and even recreating full video games like "Crash Bandicoot" or "Spider-Man" for PS4 within "Dreams." It's incredible to see what people can do with these new creative tools.

One YouTuber decided to compile 300 different dreams from the game, showing just two seconds from each experience. It's perhaps the best showcase of the game yet, since you can see the wide variety of games, experiences, and art styles that are possible with "Dreams." 

It's best to enjoy the full 10-minute video, which we've embedded below. It's really nuts. The full version of "Dreams" is expected to launch later this year.

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• YouTube sensation Jennelle Eliana Long gained 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube within a month of posting her first video and told Business Insider that she is now starting to be be recognized by those she doesn't know, sometimes with unwelcome consequences. 
• A stranger showed up to where Long was visiting recently and asked to see her, Long said.
• The incident led her to question whether she should be thinking about her own personal security with her newly acquired online success.
• Other popular influencers with massive followings online have shared their personal security concerns.
• YouTube stars like The Dolan Twins and Mr. Beast have warned fans on Twitter not to show up to their houses.  
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One of the downsides of a YouTube influencer's quick rise to fame is a sudden need for increased personal security. And YouTube sensation Jennelle Eliana Long has experienced this firsthand.

Long accumulated 1.5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel,"Jennelle Eliana," within one month of posting her first video. She recently spoke to Business Insider about her channel's growth and said it has caused strangers to recognize her and the self-converted 1995 GMC Vandura Explorer Limited that she lives in. 

While she was visiting family recently, a stranger pulled into her parents' driveway, asking for her, she said. 

"Before that happened, my dad was just lecturing me because he doesn't think I should drive my van anymore because people will recognize me," she said.

The 20-year-old started her channel as a way to share her nomadic van life adventures, mostly around the California area.

Long isn't the only popular influencer to have concerns about safety.

Many other top creators, like Jimmy S. Donaldson, who has 22 million subscribers on YouTube and goes by Mr. Beast online, and the popular YouTube twins Ethan and Grayson Dolan, who have 10 million subscribers, have spoken openly about the struggles they've faced with personal security.

On July 21, Ethan Dolan tweeted, "Hate to say this again but don't come to our house or the cops will be called. No ones home should be invaded."

Donaldson replied to the tweet writing, "This is starting to become a big issue for me as well. It's creepy as hell."

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• When you permanently delete your YouTube account, you will also delete any videos you have posted to the site, as well as all of your comments, likes or dislikes, and messages.
• You can also opt to hide your YouTube account, a reversible step that temporarily removes your videos and playlists, though your channel page and name, and your past likes, will still be visible to other users.
• Deleting a YouTube account only takes about a minute, but the action cannot be undone, so proceed only if you're certain.
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There are plenty of reasons to want to delete a YouTube account. 

Maybe you no longer want to follow any of the YouTubers you used to love, and it's time to clean house and start over with the platform. Or maybe YouTube is taking too much of your time away from you, and you just need to break away once and for all.

No matter why you want to call it quits with YouTube, the good news is that it's easy to delete a YouTube account. 

Just know that once you delete your YouTube account, not only will all of your videos, playlists, and subscriptions disappear, but so will your comments and likes, messages, and every other trace of your YouTube account.

So consider just hiding your content instead, which is a reversible move that will nonetheless scrub much of your presence off the site. Most of the steps to delete or hide a YouTube account are the same, so let's get to it.

How to delete (or hide) your YouTube account

1. Go to YouTube on your desktop browser and make sure you are signed in.

2. Click your account icon (which will be an image, or a circle with a letter in it if you haven't uploaded an avatar) at the top right corner of the screen

3. In the dropdown menu, click "Settings."

4. On the next page, click "Advanced settings" at the bottom of the menu on the left.

5. Scroll down on the next page and click "DELETE CHANNEL."

6. Verify your password, then decide if you simply want to hide your content; if so click "I want to hide my content" and check both boxes, then hit "HIDE MY CONTENT" in the blue box.

7. To delete your account, click "I want to permanently delete my content" and then check the box, then finish the deed by hitting the "DELETE MY CONTENT" box.

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• Van life traveler Jennelle Eliana Long gained 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube within a month of posting her first video, after YouTube recommended her videos to its users. 
• She told Business Insider that she wasn't prepared to get so many views at once, and her popularity has come with some downsides.
• Her second video, titled "How I Shower Living in a Van," has amassed 12 million views in two weeks. 
• There has been a general rise in interest around sustainable living on YouTube and Long isn't the first in this genre to have a video be picked up and recommended by the platform.
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Solo van traveler Jennelle Eliana Long won the YouTube lottery. Her channel"Jennelle Eliana" accumulated 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube within one month of posting her first video. 

The 20-year-old has become a YouTube phenomenon, gaining massive interest online, with dozens of explainer videos breaking down the possibilities of how she did it and forums on Reddit dedicated to her success. People want to know, who is "Jennelle Eliana" and how did this all happen?

The simple explanation is that YouTube's algorithm picked up her first two videos and recommended them to its users, which is the likely cause of her instant success. But Long is also a beneficiary of a rise in interest in sustainable living on YouTube generally.

Long spoke with Business Insider about the rapid growth of her YouTube channel and Instagram page, and her reaction to the frenzy. 

The magic of YouTube's algorithm

Long started her YouTube channel as a way to document and share her nomadic van life adventures. She lives in a self-converted 1995 GMC Vandura Explorer Limited with her pet snake, Alfredo. 

She posted her first two YouTube videos within two weeks of each other and instead of waiting, logged off social media and went "off the grid," exploring places like Big Sur, California in her van.

It wasn't until friends began messaging her that she found out how many people had watched those first two videos and subscribed.

"People were like 'ya know your videos are picking up?' and I was like, 'yeah I know, I have 20,000 subscribers, it's insane!'" Long told Business Insider, who then logged onto YouTube to discover that her channel had rapidly gained 1 million subscribers.

She admitted that she was just as confused as everyone else, and watched some of the videos on YouTube explaining theories as to why this happened.

YouTube's algorithm picks up videos with high engagement and recommends them to users. All three of Long's videos were picked up by YouTube and shared across the platform.

There has been a general rise in interest around sustainable living on YouTube. Videos on sustainable living have doubled this year, with some of the top categories being Van Life/Tiny Home, minimalism, and zero waste, a YouTube spokesperson told Business Insider. 

Van life vloggers Eamon & Bec have several popular "Van Life" videos on their channel, with the two most popular amassing 3.2 million views. YouTube creator Joana Ceddia experienced similar success with her channel, after YouTube recommended two of her videos. From September to October 2018, her subscriber count grew from 500 to more than 1 million. 

'I was not prepared for this,' Long shared with her followers in her latest YouTube video. 

Long uploaded her first YouTube video on June 26. She had been attempting to start a YouTube channel for a year so decided to take a month off from work to focus getting it done, sharing the news with her 4,000 (now 250,000) followers on her Instagram page @jennelle.eliana.

"I was really happy with the little community that I built," she said about her Instagram followers.

But then her following started to blow up.

"I was not prepared for this," Long said in her latest video titled, "WHY DO I LIVE IN A VAN (Q&A)." She took a two-week "break" after posting her first two videos and needed to take a step back from social media for her mental and physical health, she said. 

"I had a moment after my second video where I was definitely overwhelmed, and didn't know how to handle the hate, or what to post next," She told Business Insider.  

Her latest video, uploaded on July 26, was No. 3 on YouTube's trending page shortly after she posted it. 

"I think my video was under Chris Brown's music video – just me casually filming a Q&A with my font facing camera and no mic," Long said. "It's really exciting but I'm also like, maybe I should put in a little bit more effort?"

In the comments section of that video, people pointed out that  the audio quality wasn't as good, she said. 

"I didn't expect that video to do well, so I felt kind of bad," Long said. "I feel like now that my platform is big, it does put a little bit of pressure on me to make content that is purposeful."

Her big platform has also led to concerns about her safety. 

Along with YouTuber burnout, many creators like Mr. Beast and David Dobrik have spoken openly about the struggles they've faced with personal security. Long said while she was visiting family this week, a stranger pulled into her parents driveway, asking for her.

"Before that happened, my dad was just lecturing me because he doesn't think I should drive my van anymore because people will recognize me," she said. 

Debunking conspiracies 

Long films and edits everything on her iPhone X, she said. She uses the $29.99 LumaFusion app, a tripod, and a microphone.

"There have been a lot of conspiracies that I have a whole team behind me, but I literally just film and edit on my phone," she said.

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• US Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a new bill intended to help protect social media users from forming addictive habits.
• The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act would prevent social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or Snapchat from using features that automatically generate an endless stream of content.
• The bill would also require social media companies to add an automatic time limit of 30 minutes per day for all users (though users could change it), and inform users of how much time they have spent on the platform every 30 minutes.
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US Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has introduced a new bill intended intended to regulate the way that users interact with social media, the latest in a series of proposed legislation aimed at major tech companies.

The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act would fundamentally change the way that social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Snapchat engage with users, and call greater attention to how much time users are spending on each platform.

"The business model for many internet companies, especially social media companies, is to capture as much of their users' attention as possible,"reads the bill, in part."To achieve this end, some of the internet companies design their platforms and services to exploit brain physiology and human psychology. By exploiting psychological and physiological vulnerabilities, these design choices interfere with the free choice of users."

If enacted into law, the bill would require social media companies to limit the amount of automatically generated content shown to users, and prevent videos from automatically playing without user approval. Facebook and Twitter can surface a nearly endless stream of content to users as they scroll through their timeline or pursue trending topics. These platforms also allow videos to start playing automatically as soon as a user scrolls by.

YouTube has also been criticized for its use of autoplay. After a user watches a video, the platform will continually surface other videos related to the user's original choice. However, reports have indicated that autoplay can also lead users to increasingly controversial or radical videos, as the algorithm selects new video to watch.

Earlier this year The Verge reported that watching certain videos featuring children would lead users to multiple videos featuring moments of children involving nudity or other compromising activities that could be deemed as sexual.

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Along with new restrictions on how content is displayed, the Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act would require social media companies to introduce daily and weekly time limits. The bill calls for an automatic time limit of 30 minutes per day, though users would be able to adjust the amount of time for themselves. However, social media platforms would also be required to show a notification telling the user how much time they've spent on the platform that day, displayed at least once every half hour. 

The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act would also prevent social media companies from rewarding users for prolonged engagement with their platforms. For example, Snapchat promotes user Snapstreaks, which track how many days in a row a user has sent pictures to the same person. YouTube awards users with badges for being a paid subscriber to certain channels for six months or more, with badges becoming more rare as their time as a paid subscriber increases.

Enforcement of the bill would fall under the purview of the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The FTC would be required to provide a report on internet addiction and how social media affects psychology every three years. If approved, the bill would allow the commission to fine social media companies for non-compliance as well.

Sen. Hawley has been vocal in his criticism of social media and major technology companies since taking office at the start of the year. The Republican senator has repeatedly accused social media and video games of using addiction to fuel engagement. The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act does not share any co-sponsors and hasn't reached the committee stage yet.

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Social platforms are ramping up on emergent video formats to drive new and deeper forms of engagement across their sites and apps, yielding new opportunities for brands.  

As platforms experiment beyond in-feed videos, new formats and user behaviors around social video present meaningful opportunities for brands to reach millions of social users. In 2018, social platforms saw explosive growth around innovative video formats like Stories; a rising push around communal video experiences; the launch of new video-centric hubs on social platforms (e.g. IGTV); and the expansion of more premium or longer-form fare. 

In The Social Video Report, Business Insider Intelligence examines how video is evolving on social platforms, and how each platform's priorities are developing and shifting as social networks seek to scale viewership on this content. Social platforms continue to undergo transitions in a bid to capture user attention, but each represents a significant key to understanding how the social video landscape is expanding and reorganizing around new formats and distribution models. 

The companies mentioned in this report are: ByteDance, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouTube.

Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:

• Social video advertising investment is expected to grow significantly in coming years. Social video ad spend is expected to reach $25.6 billion by 2023, up 128% from $11.2 billion in 2018, per Business Insider Intelligence forecasts.
• Social video ad spend flows overwhelmingly to the dominant social platforms: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Snapchat. Nearly three-quarters of YouTube ad revenue comes from video content, 60% for Snapchat, and 55% for Twitter, per eMarketer. Video is only 30% of Facebook’s total ad revenue, but the social giant accounts for the largest share of social video ad spend overall. 
• The Stories format has seen explosive growth over the past year. That growth continues to flow overwhelmingly to Instagram: Instagram Stories hit 500 million daily active users (DAU) as of Q4 2018, up from just 150 million DAU in Q1 2017. Instagram is the leading platform for Stories consumption and sharing: 54% of users say they use Instagram Stories the most, compared with other platforms, per Business Insider Intelligence exclusive data.
• Instagram launched IGTV, which it intended to be a YouTube competitor on long-form, user-generated video — albeit mobile-first and vertically oriented. If IGTV can convert Instagram's 1 billion users to consume video there, it could represent a massive, scalable opportunity as soon as the platform starts to monetize the section with advertising.
• Facebook Watch has pivoted to a communal viewing focus as it looks to scale viewership. But even though half of US adults say they've never even heard of Watch, some shows have demonstrated that they can gain loyal followings nevertheless.
• Snapchat continues to traffic heavily in ephemeral video, but the app is ramping up on premium video through Snapchat Originals. That push has helped drive a surge in video engagement on the app: As of fall 2018, the amount of time users spent watching shows each month nearly tripled since January 2018.
• TikTok's rapid growth has suggested that there's space in the landscape for short-form social video. TikTok has been downloaded more than 1 billion times globally, and was the No. 4 non-game app worldwide in 2018 on both iOS and Android devices, per Sensor Tower data. 

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• Examines and forecasts the rapid growth of social video ad revenue through 2023 across each major platform.
• Identifies how video formats are evolving on social platforms as companies seek to drive new types of engagement among users.
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• A YouTube star with over 11 million subscribers, has died in a paragliding accident.
• Grant Thompson, known as The King of Random, was 38-years-old.
• His brother told TMZ he went paragliding on Monday evening and never returned home.
• After a massive search operation, his body was discovered by authorities.
• A statement from YouTube read that Thompson was "a gifted, passionate and endlessly curious creator."
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YouTube star Grant Thompson, known as The King of Random, has died aged 38 in a paragliding accident.

The viral video creator died in a crash near Sand Hollow State Park in Utah.

His brother told TMZ that the YouTuber went paragliding on Monday evening and never returned home.

After a massive search operation, his body was discovered by authorities.

Washington County Sheriff Office reported that a paraglider had disappeared off the radar near Sand Hollow State Park.

They reported that Grant could not be reached on his mobile after he was an hour late returning back to base, this triggered an emergency search.

A statement posted on The King of Random Instagram page said: "It is with great sadness to inform everyone that Grant Thompson passed away last night.

"Grant had great love and appreciation for his fans. We invite you to share your thoughts for Grant and the channel in the comments.

"Please do a random act of love or kindness today in honor of The King of Random. Grant's legacy will live on in the channel and the global community he created."

While a statement from YouTube, on which Mr Thompson had accrued more than 11 million subscribers, said it was "deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of Grant Thompson."

It described him as "a gifted, passionate and endlessly curious creator."

The King of Random YouTube account included unusual how to videos, such as "how to open coconuts without any tools" and "how to make LEGO gummy candy."

It also documented science experiments and other "weekend projects."

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