All Internet Roads Lead Back to 2014 – The Ringer
Looking back now, when our feeds are a perpetual washing machine of sponcon, paid partnerships, and videos hashtagged #ad, the… read more
Afghan women become YouTubers as Taliban restrict work – Context
Now Hayat creates about 30 videos a month – on topics from cooking, fashion and make-up, to skits with her… read more
Uh oh. The Internet is horny for your man. – Bustle
Up until recently, romantic attention from strangers was a problem typically reserved for traditional celebrities — actors and musicians who’d… read more
“We’re Never Doing This Again”: What It Took for These Parenting Influencers to Pull Their Kids Offline – Cosmopolitan
This is how Annalee explains her decision to take her daughters offline, which she did in the spring of 2023:… read more
The Parenting Influencers Who Won’t Stop Posting Their Children – Cosmopolitan
In 2024, the messy business of family vlogging is at an inflection point: to show your kids online or not?… read more
What’s the Price of a Childhood Turned Into Content? – Cosmopolitan
There is only one state in the entire country—Illinois—where child influencers are legally entitled to a percentage of the money… read more
Somebody Cloned Me in China… – Olga Loiek [Video]
It is one thing to see funny deepfakes in Instagram Reels, and it is another to receive a message saying… read more
Chinese TikTok experts are teaching Americans how to sell – Rest of World
Livestream shopping has taken China by storm: In 2023, 25% of online sales took place through livestreams. Although consumers in… read more
The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits – The Guardian
“In 2019, we did a big look at where we were spending our money, looking at where the next generation… read more
Want to stop livestreaming? That’ll be $42,000 – Rest of World
China’s multibillion-dollar livestreaming industry is driven, in part, by about 24,000 talent agencies, which provide training and equipment to livestreamers… read more