This 'anti-bot' startup wants to pay you to interact with brands. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $18.5 million.

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EarnOS founder and CEO Phil George
EarnOS founder and CEO Phil George.

EarnOS

Top YouTubers back a new $3,750 program to train aspiring creators

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L-R: Jordan Matter, Michelle Khare, and Samir Chaudry are advisors in Bedford, a new educational platform for creators.

Matter: Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty Images; Khare, Chaudry: JP Yim/Getty Images for The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)

TikTok's middle class is gaining power

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TikTok
Micro creators on TikTok are having a moment.

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'Clipping' on social media makes me wonder what's real and what isn't

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Cameron Winter, singer of the popular band Geese, whose clips have gone viral across the internet.

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Coachella is the 'Influencer Olympics.' Here's what they get paid.

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TikTok challenger Triller makes a surprising revenue reveal: $0 from its media businesses

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Triller logo.

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BeReal is on a charm offensive to recruit creators for its platform and connect them with advertisers

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A BeReal ad for the European online retailer Zalando.

BeReal

Aerie bets on Pamela Anderson's renaissance to sell its anti-AI message

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Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson is the star of Aerie's new ad campaign.

Adrian Martin

AI influencers are here. Real content creators have one way to fight back.

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One morning in January, Gracie Nielson was scrolling TikTok when she discovered something that made her skin crawl.

17 creator-economy startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

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Tiffany Lopinsky of ShopMy, Misbah Uraizee of Nectar Social, and Suno cofounder Mikey Shulman.
Creator economy startup founders Tiffany Lopinsky (ShopMy), Misbah Uraizee (Nectar Social), and Mikey Shulman (Suno).

Courtesy of ShopMy; Courtesy of Nectar Social; Jimmy Fontaine.

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