YouTube Partners With Mark Rober’s Crunch Labs to Launch Free Science Curriculum

YouTube is partnering with engineer and creator Mark Rober to bring Class CrunchLabs, a free, standards-aligned...

X Launches Live Studio, Backs Livestreaming Push With $1M Creator Fund

X has introduced “Live Studio,” a new livestreaming command center for creators, and will set aside...

TikTok LIVE, Food Network Launch Creator-Chef Cooking Series

TikTok LIVE and Food Network are launching a livestreamed cooking series that pairs TikTok creators with...

TikTok, Philippine Department of Tourism Launch Creator-Led Travel Series ‘Wanderlust Week’

TikTok has partnered with the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) to launch “Wanderlust Week,” a creator-led...

TikTok Launches Ad Tool for Branded Mini Dramas

TikTok has added a new advertising option for its Mini Dramas feature, giving brands a way...

Instagram Tests New Ways to Surface ‘Your Algorithm’ Controls

Instagram is testing new ways for users to access and adjust “Your Algorithm,” the feature that...

YouTube Shorts Dislike Data Stops Updating by Month’s End as Platform Overhauls Viewer Feedback Layer

YouTube will stop updating dislike counts for Shorts in YouTube Studio by the end of June...

YouTube Removes Dislike Button From Shorts, Adds Speed Controls and Clear Screen Mode

YouTube is rolling out a set of player updates to YouTube Shorts, including the removal of...

TikTok, Strava Launch €100K European Fund to Support Local Fitness Creators

TikTok and Strava, a tracking app for running and cycling, have launched a €100,000 pan-European Local...

How a Century-Old Comics Syndicate Became a Creator Economy Accelerator

Tommy Devoid launched his daily comic strip “Never Been Deader” on Instagram in April 2023. Three...

Meta Relaunches Facebook Creator Studio as AI-Powered App

Meta is reintroducing Facebook Creator Studio as a standalone AI-powered application designed to help creators grow...

Sprout Social Adds Snapchat Publishing Integration, Enabling Brands to Schedule Stories and Spotlights

Sprout Social has launched a Snapchat publishing integration, making it available to all customers on the...

Meta to Unify Creator Marketplace and Partnership Ads Hub, Adds Facebook Creators to Roster

Meta announced plans at Cannes Lions 2026 to consolidate its two creator marketing surfaces into a...

LinkedIn Now Lets Marketers Lock In Colors, Fonts, and Voice for AI Ad Generation

LinkedIn has begun rolling out a brand kit feature within Campaign Manager that allows marketers to...

Amazon Launches Creator Hub on Fire TV, Targeting 500 Creators by 2027

Amazon is launching a dedicated Creator Hub on Fire TV this summer, creating a new section...

Snap Promotes Emma Wakely to Head of Sports & Media as Platform Deepens Creator, AR Push

Snap Inc. has promoted Emma Wakely to Head of Sports and Media, placing her in charge...

TikTok Unveils Symphony Agent, Custom Creator Networks at Cannes Lions 2026

TikTok announced a suite of AI-powered advertising tools and a new creator collaboration feature at the...

TikTok Adds Post-Publish Keyword Management Tool for Creator Videos

TikTok has quietly launched a feature that allows creators to add or block keywords on videos...

Whatnot Reaches One Billion Orders

Whatnot announced in a blog post that sellers on its live commerce platform have processed one...

Meta Launches Live Video Ads, Virtual Cards, and Expanded Affiliate Partnerships in Cannes Commerce Push

Meta announced three new commerce initiatives ahead of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, expanding...

X Enhances Ads Manager With Unified Conversion Tracking, Live Diagnostics

X has rolled out three new features to its Ads Manager platform designed to simplify campaign...

TikTok Shop Bans AI Voices, Prerecorded Audio From Promotional Livestreams

TikTok Shop has banned AI-generated voices, prerecorded audio, and static-image content from promotional livestreams and shoppable...

Substack Expands Native Creator Partnership Program, Taps Former Roku Exec to Lead Sponsorships Push

Substack has launched the next phase of its native sponsorships program and hired former Roku and...

Inside BIGO LIVE’s Case That IRL Creator Events Are Retention Infrastructure, Not PR

What does an in-person event do for a creator that no virtual format can replicate?  For...

Zigazoo Is Betting Gen Alpha Brand Loyalty Starts With Participation, Not Messaging 

Brands have spent years trying to crack Gen Alpha with better creative, bigger influencer deals, and...