YouTube creators in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are earning seven-figure salaries from the platform as it turns 20
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Jake Paul v Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia fight confirmed for February 26
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury’s long awaited boxing match will take place in Saudi Arabia in February
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Global Titans boss wants to “ease down” aggression in boxing using YouTube stars
Uday Singh claims there’s “so much stress” with conventional boxing
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Video: YouTube star Casey Neistat experiences the most expensive plane ticket in the world – Etihad Airways A380 The Residence
YouTube star Caset Neistat has shared his experience of the ‘world’s most expensive plane suite’ Etihad Airways’ The Residence with his 11.6 million followers.
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Be like PewDiePie: How to attract 100m Youtube subscribers
The online vlogger PewDiePie is one of the biggest names on Youtube. How can businesses replicate his success?
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YouTube star PewDiePie ‘sickened’ by NZ mosque attack link
Felix Kjellberg issues statement after New Zealand mosque attacks accused urges people to subscribe to his YouTube channel
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British YouTuber criticises Logan Paul after being stopped from commentating upcoming fight
True Geordie was the commentator for a previous boxing match between YouTubers KSI and Joe Weller
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YouTube megastar KSI coming to Dubai this weekend
24-year-old vlogger Olajide Olatunji will take part in the Dubai Summer Surprises Gaming Challenge alongside “influencers” Mo Vlogs, Tariq Al-Harbi, Saygin Yalcin and Ahmed Al-Nasheet
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YouTube star held in Abu Dhabi over drone issues
American Roman Atwood says he was ‘extremely frustrated’ with the process, which saw him miss a flight back to the United States.
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UAE YouTube star receives backlash for backing Logan Paul
15-year-old influencer Rashed Belhasa said he will ‘always’ be there for Paul
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Video – When Logan Paul went viral for the wrong reasons
What brands, influencers and the public can learn from Logan Paul’s “suicide forest” controversy.
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YouTube cuts ties with Logan Paul following suicide video
World’s largest video site removed Paul from preferred advertising programme
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Opinion: Going viral for the wrong reasons
What brands, influencers and the public can learn from Logan Paul’s “suicide forest” controversy
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Video: YouTube star sorry for filming suicide victim
YouTube star Logan Paul is facing sharp criticism after posting video of a suicide victim that he came across in a forest in Japan.
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YouTuber Logan Paul faces outrage after posting video of dead body
Users are calling for the star to be banned from the social platform
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Is this the age of the influencer?
Why social media stars are set to become big revenue generators
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In pictures: YouTube’s top 10 millionaires in 2017
Can you guess how much these YouTube stars earned in 2017?
