Technology

AsqMe Shuts Down After Failing To Find Buyer Despite Creator Adoption

AsqMe has begun winding down operations after failing to secure a strategic buyer for its AI-powered...

Commentary

Most UK Journalists Lack ‘Meaningful’ Social Media Following Despite Audience Shift To Video Platforms

Nearly two-thirds of UK journalists have failed to build “meaningful” followings on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube,...

Platform

Instagram Mandates Five-Day Office Week For U.S. Staff Starting February

Meta’s Instagram will require U.S.-based employees to work five days a week in an office starting...

Influencer

Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee To Shut Down Panels Wallpaper App

Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, announced that his phone wallpaper app Panels will...

Agency

Why Creators Agency’s Apple Crider Thinks Creators Need Operators, Not Just Brand Deals

Apple Crider launched Creators Agency after watching his friends, talented YouTubers and educators, struggle to turn...

Influencer

Joe Barnard On What It Means To Be A Creator In The Age Of Spaceflight

Joe Barnard didn’t set out to become an internet rocket scientist. He was a music student...

Commentary

Denmark Plans Copyright Over Personal Likeness To Address AI Deepfakes

Denmark is preparing legislation that would give citizens control over the use of their likeness as...

Influencer

Las Vegas Creator’s Angel Tree Videos Inspire Global Gift-Giving Movement

Las Vegas content creator Serena Neel’s Angel Tree shopping videos have generated more than 200 million...

Commentary

Australian Football League Shifts To Creator-Led Content Strategy With Major Media Restructure

The Australian Football League (AFL) is restructuring its media operations to prioritize external content creators and...

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...