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Lizzy Capri Debuts on OnlyFans

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Lifestyle creator Lizzy Capri has been embracing change latelyβshe announced a content pivot on her YouTube channel a month ago, she launched a 50 Dates in 50 States video series last week, and now? Sheβs debuting new content on OnlyFans.
βI'm really nervous but really excited for it βcause it's such a hard pivot, but I also feel like in order for me to make a statement, it has to be a hard pivot,β Capri told us.
Why OnlyFans? Capri wants to make uncensored content like NELK and Danny Duncan do, with a key difference: She wants to make money off of her videos (unlike NELK or Duncan, whose businesses are largely supported by their sizable CPG empires).
βEveryone in the space I want to emulateβnone of their videos are monetized because itβs so edgy,β she told us.
The audience play: Capri told us she believes that the audience she wants to reach is already on OnlyFans. βItβs [men] who want to watch pranks and social experiments but also things that are edgy and uncensored,β Capri said.
Looking ahead: Capriβs uncensored videos will live behind a paywall on OnlyFans. Sheβll also share some videos on the safe-for-work OnlyFansTV and her YouTube channel. One of Capriβs early OnlyFans videos will showcase her and her friends playing strip golf.
Zoom out: Capri, 28, has been uploading to YouTube for nearly a decade. Now, sheβs taking those lessons in telling engaging stories and retaining audiences to a platform where those skills might be a little more rare than they are on YouTube.
βIt takes time to learn a totally new content type, but I need a pivot,β Capri told us. βAnd I feel like itβs time for there also to be a female creator who does rowdy sh*t.β

Montana Bans TikTok

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On Wednesday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation to block app stores from distributing TikTok to any users in the stateβthe strongest move any U.S. government entity has taken against the platform yet.
βTo protect Montanansβ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana,β Gianforte tweeted.
Context: Though the ban is unprecedented, itβs currently unclear how effectively Montana will be able to enforce restrictions around downloading and using TikTokβespecially when state residents can turn on virtual private networks (VPNs) to mask their locations.
What happens next? Itβs unclear whether other states will follow suit, but as TechCrunch noted, the Montana law will likely face some strong court challenges in the near future.

Pat McAfee Inks Major Deal with ESPN

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In a surprise move, former NFL player and sports creator Pat McAfee announced that heβll soon be hosting his three-hour daily video podcast across ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPNβs YouTube channels.
Context: McAfee has parlayed his relationships with fellow athletes into a small media empireβlanding hard-to-book guests for his Pat McAfee Show and sometimes breaking news.
Along with the show, which streams to 2.2 million YouTube subscribers, McAfee already works with ESPN part-time as an analyst for College GameDay.
Zoom out: McAfee said that ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaroβs vision for the companyβand creatorsβ roles within itβconvinced him to walk away from his four-year, $120 million FanDuel partnership. McAfee was in the second year of that agreement.
FYI: ESPN will pay McAfee a reported eight-figure yearly salary, despite recent layoffs. That move suggests ESPN is prioritizing βcontent workhorsesβ like McAfee, media journalist Bryan Curtis wrote.

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