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🗞 YouTube Declared War on TV, LinkedIn Is Laying Off & TikTok Wants You to Pay for Silence

YouTube brought Lady Gaga to Brandcast just to remind everyone it's the new TV. LinkedIn is cutting 5% of its staff as the tech layoff wave keeps rolling. And TikTok just launched a paid tier so you can buy your way out of ads.

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Drew Schweppe
May 19, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

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