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• Thanks to age verification tech, TikTok is going for a booze cruise

  Age verification tech has made alcohol ads permissible on TikTok. Brands like Malibu and creators like Sabrina Brier are taking advantage.

  
• YouTube and TikTok darling EPIC: The Musical headed for the big screen with Jerry Bruckheimer

  Songwriter/composer Jorge Rivera-Herrans originally intended for EPIC to be his senior thesis for his film, television, and theatre degree at the University of Notre Dame. This was in 2021, during COVID, so he--like many other people--sought community by posting his creative process on TikTok.

  
• Are in-browser game demos Twitch’s entry into the booming live shopping industry?

  The horror adventure video game Reanimal is the first test subject for Game Lift, a Twitch feature that offers in-browser demos.

  

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