YouTube Kids Taps Dolly Parton And JoJo Siwa For Child Literacy, Facebook's Bday Fundraisers Net $300 Million, UK Watchdog Monitors Influencers

YouTube Kids is tapping an icon and a burgeoning star for a PSA. 

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. YouTube Kids Taps Dolly Parton, JoJo Siwa For Child Literacy Initiative   In honor of YouTube Kids' second annual Reading Month initiative, the platform has tapped iconic country crooner Dolly Parton and 15-year-old dancer and digital star JoJo Siwa to help foster a love of reading and unlock literacy among children across the nation. Rutgers University Study Warns Against Glut Of Misleading Plastic Surgery Videos On YouTube YouTube has a plastic surgery misinformation problem. "Re-Inspired" Kandee Johnson Returns To YouTube After Months-Long Absence Seminal beauty vlogger Kandee Johnson has returned to YouTube after a two-month absence from her channel — the longest break that she has taken since launching the venture roughly a decade ago. Netflix Lures Black-ish Creator Kenya Barris From ABC With Eight-Figure Deal   Another major TV producer is heading to Netflix. Kenya Barris, creator of ABC's Black-ish, just signed a three-year deal with Netflix to create series for the streaming giant. YouTube Millionaires: MacDoesIt Says YouTube Has "Made A Home" For Him And Other Marginalized Creators   In the six years comedy and satire creator Machaizelli 'Mac' Kahey has been on YouTube, the 21-year-old burgeoning star has boycotted Beyoncé (for being too perfect) Tanya Burr Books First Leading Film Role In U.K. Horror Feature Cassette After announcing her transition into acting last year with her theatrical debut in a play called Confidence, lifestyle vlogger Tanya Burr has booked her first leading film role. Facebook's Birthday Fundraisers Have Raised $300 Million In The Past Year   Facebook has many functions—you can use it for everything from sharing photos of a recent trip to influencing political campaigns. But lots of people simply check into the social platform to wish their friends and acquaintances a happy birthday, and because of that, Facebook users have raised $300 million in the last year for various causes. Giphy Is Hosting Its Own Film Festival And Currently Taking Submissions The biggest gif search engine is going highbrow, announcing it will host a film festival in November. Submissions for the Giphy Film Fest opened up yesterday. Gabbie Hanna's Latest Singles Premiere At No. 1 And No. 2 On U.S. iTunes Charts Gabbie Hanna's transition into the world of music continues to show enormous promise. 22-Year-Old TanaCon Organizer Says His 'Good Times' Company Is Pivoting From Live Events To Original Content Michael Weist, who until today was the CEO of Good Times Entertainment — the company that partnered with YouTuber Tana Mongeau to put on the infamously disastrous TanaCon — has released a statement saying that as of now, Good Times Entertainment is being replaced by Good Times TV. UK Consumer Watchdog Is Monitoring Social Influencers Who May Be Failing To Disclose Paid Promotions   Social media influencers are now under the microscope in the UK. Copyright © 2018 Tubefilter, All rights reserved. Sign up for Tubefilter Newsletters here. Our mailing address is: Tubefilter 5405 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 270 Los Angeles, CA 90036 USA  You received this email because you subscribed to a Tubefilter Newsletter or have registered to attend one of our Tubefilter Events. We respect your privacy and inbox. If you believe this was sent to you in error and you no longer wish to receive these emails, please update your subscription preferences or unsubscribe.