Stories By Dragomir Stojkov
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Commentary
France Becomes First EU Country to Ban Social Media for U-15s
July 22, 2026France’s parliament adopted legislation on July 21 banning social media access for children under 15, becoming...
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Tech
AI Agent Robin Partners With Talent Agency Marketplace Zano to Automate Brand Deal Negotiations
July 22, 2026Robin, an AI agent built for talent agencies, has partnered with Zano, a marketplace connecting brands...
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Influencer
YouTube Creator Alejo Igoa Signs With WME
July 22, 2026Alejo Igoa, a Latin digital creator with 120 million YouTube subscribers, has signed with WME for...
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Brand
Gymshark Faces Proposed Class Action Over Alleged Undisclosed Influencer Marketing
July 22, 2026Gymshark is facing a proposed class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...
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Commentary
Quince Tops Podcast Advertiser Rankings for Third Time in 2026, Research Finds
July 22, 2026Podcast advertisers among the top 15 brands spent an estimated $60 million in June 2026, with...
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Platform
Meta Adds Parental Supervision Tools to Threads
July 22, 2026Meta will roll out parental supervision tools to Threads in the U.S. starting next week, giving...
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Talent Collectives
American Influencer Council Launches Health Coverage Guide for Creators With Solo Health
July 22, 2026The American Influencer Council (AIC), a nonprofit trade association representing career creators, has released a free...
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Platform
Pinterest Relaunches Inclusion Fund for Sixth Year, Opens Applications Across 10 Countries
July 22, 2026Pinterest is bringing back its Inclusion Fund for a sixth consecutive year, opening applications for creators...
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Agency
Publicis Groupe’s Influential Australia Names Two Group Directors as Agency Expands
July 22, 2026Influential Australia, Publicis Groupe’s influencer and social marketing agency, has appointed Kelson Ong and Erin Hunter...
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Platform
Substack Launches AI-Detection Tools With Pangram to Flag AI Generated Content
July 22, 2026Substack has begun rolling out AI transparency features built in partnership with Pangram, the AI-detection company,...
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Platform
Instagram Rolls Out Tool to Swap Music on Published Posts
July 22, 2026Instagram is rolling out a new global feature called “Replace Audio,” which lets users change the...
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Platform
YouTube’s Trust & Safety Chief Details Three Categories of Content Barred From Monetization
July 21, 2026YouTube has spelled out, in specific terms, the types of content that cannot be monetized under...
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Technology
Subscribr’s Bryan Ng on Building an AI Platform Around What Actually Drives YouTube Growth
July 21, 2026Bryan Ng built a YouTube AI platform on the premise that would have sounded wrong three...
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Commentary
UK Parliament to Weigh Curbs on Gambling Influencer Marketing as Youth Exposure Data Mounts
July 21, 2026The House of Lords will debate reducing gambling harm among young people on July 23, with...
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Agency
WPP Names Ogilvy’s EMEA Influence Chief to Network-Wide Role
July 21, 2026WPP has appointed Imogen Coles, who has led Influencer Marketing for Ogilvy across Europe, the Middle...
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Influencer
TikToker Khaby Lame Named Global Brand Ambassador for Holafly
July 21, 2026Khaby Lame, TikTok’s most-followed creator, has joined Holafly as the travel eSIM company’s Global Brand Ambassador....
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Influencer
Creator Jess Judith Signs With UTA, Extending Agency’s Push Into Latin Digital Talent
July 21, 2026Content creator and TV personality Jess Judith has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) for global...
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Commentary
Creator Economy Job Radar – July 21, 2026 – TikTok, Cadillac, e.l.f. Beauty, and More
July 21, 2026Creator Economy hiring maintains a brisk pace for this week, following last week’s issue, which was...
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Technology
Fox’s Red Seat Ventures Brings Premium Creator Podcasts to Amazon DSP
July 21, 2026Red Seat Ventures, the Fox Corporation-owned creator media company, announced that its portfolio of premium podcast...
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Commentary
Creator Economy Event Calendar – July 20, 2026 – Creator Economy Live, Affiliate Summit East, Highlight Jordan, and More
July 20, 2026This week’s Creator Economy calendar features events starting July 22, 2026, spanning virtual and in-person gatherings...
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Brand
Forever 21 Names Creator Riley Saurage Brand Ambassador in First Campaign Under New Partner Network
July 20, 2026Forever 21 named creator Riley Saurage its newest brand ambassador, launching the partnership with a back-to-school...
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Influencer
Driving Her Own Story: How Creator Girlie Lukhele Turned Content Into a Motorsport Career
July 20, 2026Yolanda “Girlie” Lukhele wrote it in the caption herself: she was terrified. She had been avoiding...
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Agency
Monumental’s Jamie Love: TikTok Shop Is a Discovery Channel First, Sales Channel Second
July 20, 2026When an unnamed client launched a product with no marketing history, no search presence, and a...
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Commentary
YouTube’s $40B Ad Business Sees Growth Decelerate as TikTok and Netflix Close In, Report Finds
July 20, 2026YouTube‘s advertising business crossed $40 billion in 2025, but the growth rate behind that figure is...
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Platform
Patreon Expands AI Scraping Protections With Cloudflare
July 20, 2026Patreon is expanding its protections against unauthorized AI scraping, deploying Cloudflare’s AI Crawl Control technology to...
