The 2025 League of The Americas (LTA) season just started a few days ago on the 18th and has brought a huge overhaul to the League of Legends esports scene. Stella got to sit down with Mark Zimmerman (MarkZ), the commissioner of the LTA, and chat about why the changes were made, why now was the right time for the update, and how the fan response has been to the overall LTA rebrand.

The Australian government just proposed a ban on social media from kids aged 16 and under. Here's the breakdown of that news and why it could be good (or bad).