Platform

X Ends Chronological Following Feed With AI Ranking

X now uses artificial intelligence to rank posts in users' Following feeds, ending the platform's chronological...

Platform

Snapchat Launches AR Winter Village Featuring Luxury Brands For Holiday Shopping

Snapchat has debuted a new augmented reality (AR) shopping experience that unites three luxury brands in...

Commentary

Malaysia To Ban Social Media Access For Children Under 16 In 2026

Malaysia plans to prohibit social media use for children under 16 starting in 2026, joining Australia...

Brand

Automotive Corporation Stellantis Criticizes Influencers Over ‘Unprofessional’ Jeep Recon Video

Stellantis has responded to a viral TikTok video by Los Angeles-based content creators who disassembled parts...

Agency

CAA Hires Digital Media Pioneer Greg Goodfried For Creators Division

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has appointed digital media veteran Greg Goodfried as an agent in its...

Technology

Acast UK Launches YouTube Program With Little Dot Studios Partnership

Podcast company Acast launches a UK premium audio and video podcast offering through a partnership with...

Platform

TikTok Secures Naming Rights For Sydney Venue In Platform’s First Global Venue Deal

TikTok has acquired naming rights to a 9,000-seat entertainment venue in Sydney, marking the first time...

Commentary

Most Instagram Users Overestimate Their Addiction To Social Media, Study Finds

A new study published in Scientific Reports challenges the widespread narrative that social media use constitutes...

Platform

YouTube Is Testing Custom Feed Feature To Address Algorithm Recommendation Issues

YouTube is testing a new experimental feature called "Your Custom Feed," designed to give users more...

Talent Collectives

AiMCO Launches People’s Choice Award For Australian Creators

The Australian Influencer Marketing Council (AiMCO) has opened voting for its inaugural People's Choice Award, marking...

Commentary

Italy Applies 25% ‘Ethical Tax’ To OnlyFans Creators Under Flat-Rate Regime

Italy's tax authority has confirmed that digital creators earning income from pornographic content must pay a...

Commentary

Creator Economy Events Pack January 2026 Calendar

As 2025 draws to a close following a year of notable creator economy gatherings, the industry...

Commentary

How 9 Business Models Power the Creator Economy’s Path to $500B

What separates creators earning millions annually from those struggling to monetize similar-sized audiences? The answer lies...

Commentary

Warner Music Group/Suno Legal Settlement Establishes New Framework For Licensed AI Music Content Training

In an unusual legal settlement, Warner Music Group (WMG) and Suno have chosen partnership over prolonged...

Commentary

European Influencer Marketing Budgets Surge As Industry Shifts From Proof-Of-Concept To Scale

European brands are accelerating influencer marketing investments in 2026 while reshaping how they compensate creators and...

Strategy

Popfly Launches Free Creator Marketing Platform For Small Businesses

Popfly announces “Popfly Local,” a free platform giving small retailers and storefronts access to its creator...

Influencer

YouTuber Airrack Signs With CAA For Brand Partnership Representation

Eric Decker, known online as Airrack, has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), per The Hollywood...

Influencer

Influencer Chiara Ferragni Faces 20-Month Prison Sentence In Italian Fraud Trial

Milan prosecutors requested a 20-month prison sentence for fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni during a court hearing...

Commentary

PayPal’s Honey Extension Lawsuit Dismissed, Influencers Get Chance To Amend Claims

A federal judge dismissed affiliate marketers’ lawsuit against PayPal over its Honey browser extension, but granted...

Strategy

Taiwan’s ‘Waves Of Wonder’ Campaign Taps Creators To Woo U.S. Travelers

In 2025, the Taiwan Tourism Administration’s Los Angeles office set out to reintroduce Taiwan to North...