A new Syracuse study finds social media beats TV for political news and most Americans trust news creators like journalists, weeks before the midterms.
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What's Trending and media cartographer Evan Shapiro return with an expanded look at the creators, platforms, AI tools, studios and companies shaping media, and why audience affinity is becoming a new measure
pocket.watch, Fairground and David Bianchi on why YouTube proves demand, how streamers want hundreds of hours of AI content, and why taste still wins.
First-wave YouTubers Bernie Su and DeStorm Power say AI backlash mirrors early YouTube, and show AI series built solo and steered live by fans.
Meta will pay up to $18 billion and limit teens to two hours a day on Facebook and Instagram under settlements with nearly every U.S. state.
DeStorm Power and Taryn Southern built their careers in YouTube’s earliest days, back when uploading a video and building an audience was itself the disruption. Now they’re being asked to weigh in
YouTube counts a view the moment a video plays starting Aug. 24, 2026. View counts will rise, but payouts still run on engaged watch hours.
Snap has tentatively settled a social media addiction lawsuit, joining TikTok and YouTube and leaving Meta alone to face a jury July 27. Here's why creators should be watching this one closely.
More than 35 creators and industry leaders met with lawmakers in Washington for the first Creator Advocacy Day, organized by Shira Lazar and Creators 4 Mental Health.
A new UK Green Paper would push BBC and ITV content up YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook feeds to fight misinformation. Critics warn it could bury independent creators.
Cannes Lions 2026 drew more creators than ever before, with brands, platforms and talent agencies converging on the French Riviera to chase influence over impressions.
Zara Larsson is the next guest on Amelia Dimoldenberg's "Chicken Shop Date," with the episode premiering this Friday, June 19.
YouTube is launching its first-ever slate of Creator Shows at Brandcast 2026, giving brands exclusive sponsorship access to creator-led programming before it premieres.
YouTube is expanding its Gemini-powered Ask feature to smart TVs, gaming consoles and streaming devices, letting viewers ask questions about videos in real time.
Snapchat is testing a new Creator Subscriptions feature, letting fans pay $4.99–$19.99/month for exclusive content as Snap looks to diversify beyond ad revenue.
iShowSpeed wrapped a 28 day livestream tour across Africa marking major subscriber growth new cultural content and a shift in his global travel strategy.
Consumer spending on mobile apps hit a historic milestone in 2025 as AI and social platforms overtook games for the first time, according to Sensor Tower’s State of Mobile 2026 report.
The Academy Awards will move from ABC to YouTube beginning in 2029 under a new global streaming deal that runs through 2033, ending a broadcast partnership that began in 1976.
Australia just enforced the world’s first under-16 social media ban, triggering global debate over youth safety, privacy, and the future of digital childhood.
