Creator News & Guides

1 month agoAI-generatedCreator-Led Companies: What Steven Bartlett and OBSN SignalSteven Bartlett and Jamie Salter's OBSN aims to deploy up to $400 million into creator-led companies, revealing why investors now want ownership, products and scalable businesses - not just audience reach.

1 month agoAI-generatedDigital Creator Profession: IMDb Opens Its Database to Online TalentIMDb's new Digital Creator profession lets online talent connect YouTube, branded and other digital work with traditional film and TV credits, while practical profile tips help creators become easier for industry buyers to find.

1 month agoAI-generatedFTC YouTube Investigation: What Creators Need to KnowThe FTC is reportedly preparing possible action against YouTube over moderation enforcement. Here's why strikes, removals, lost reach and backup plans matter to creators.

2 months agoAI-generatedCreator Platform for Kids: What ClockwiseTV Means for CreatorsClockwiseTV's creator platform for kids offers curated, ad-free viewing with a hard stop - and a possible licensing path for evergreen educational videos, though creator payments and rights remain unclear.

2 months agoAI-generatedOnlyFans AI Creator Policy: Why Human Chats Still MatterOnlyFans draws a line between AI tools that support creators and automation that impersonates them, while Fanvue takes a more open approach to synthetic performers.

1 month agoAI-generatedLinkedIn AI Visibility: The Weekly System CAT Electric Vision BuiltLinkedIn AI visibility is becoming a second distribution channel. See how CAT Electric Vision uses AirOps, Peec AI, and Buffer to find unanswered prompts, build evidence-backed LinkedIn briefs, and track visibility across major AI assistants.

1 month agoAI-generatedPrivate Meetup Planning: Snapchat Plans ExplainedSnapchat Plans brings private meetup planning into the app, helping creators coordinate meetups, workshops and pop-ups while showing why it is not a replacement for ticketing platforms.

1 month agoAI-generatedTimed Video Platform for Kids: What ClockwiseTV Means for CreatorsClockwiseTV is a timed video platform for kids that pairs curated educational content with parental controls, offering creators new distribution opportunities - and important licensing questions.

2 months agoAI-generatedCreator Platform Competition: Netflix and YouTube Fight for TalentCreator platform competition between Netflix and YouTube is exposing a harder challenge than signing talent: preserving audience habits, publishing independence and the feedback loops that make creators valuable.

2 months agoAI-generatedSection 230 Platform Liability: Why Meta and TikTok Face CourtSection 230 platform liability is entering a new phase as courts examine whether recommendations, autoplay and other design choices can expose Meta and TikTok to addiction claims.

1 month agoAI-generatedSocial Media Automation Is Growing Up - Without Replacing TrustSocial media automation now covers publishing, repurposing, analytics and inboxes. See where Sprout Social, Buffer, Later and Agorapulse help - and where human judgment remains essential.

1 month agoAI-generatedCreator Economy Earnings on Roblox: $1.5B Earned, Median $1,500Creator economy earnings on Roblox topped $1.5 billion in 2025, yet the median DevEx participant received about $1,500. The analysis explains what retention, adult players and safety mean for creators.

2 months agoAI-generatedOdyssey AI Film Contest: Grok Imagine Rules, Prizes and StrategyThe Odyssey AI film contest offers $175,000 in prizes, but its strict runtime, eligibility, feed-based judging and broad X license make strategy as important as cinematic quality.

2 months agoAI-generatedBilibili International Rollout: What Creators Need to KnowBilibili's international rollout opens a new distribution channel for creators, with global apps, AI translation and early access - but also unresolved questions about payments, moderation and localization.

2 months agoAI-generatedYouTube AI Detection: How Kurzgesagt Lost RecommendationsAfter YouTube AI detection reportedly misclassified Kurzgesagt's human-made animation, recommendations collapsed despite strong CTR and watch time. The article offers creators a practical paper trail for diagnosing and appealing unexplained reach drops.