Russell Brand can no longer make money on YouTube following sexual assault accusations from 4 women

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Russell Brand has been dropped by his agency and can no longer monetize his YouTube channels following sexual assault claims.

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How nano influencers on Instagram make money with under 10,000 followers

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Jalyn Baiden is a full-time skincare influencer.

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How micro influencers get paid partnerships, from templates for reaching out to brands for collaborations to media kits

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Micro influencer Lillian Zhang landed her first paid deal through a TikTok DM.

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Your Favorite TikTok Dietitian Might Be Paid Off by Big Food

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TikTok is the next generation of information, for better or (usually) for worse. A new report reveals that some major TikTok dietitians are being paid off by the food industry to shape viewers eating habits.

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I make up to $20,000 a month as a full-time traveler. I started posting my adventures on Instagram and have funded my way to 159 countries.

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Tom Grond in Nepal in 2018.

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Threads Isn't Showing Search Results for 'Covid,' 'Vaccines,' or Other Sensitive Topics

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Meta is intentionally limiting search results on Threads for keywords related to the covid-19 virus and a variety of other potentially controversial topics.

Instagram's Threads never wanted to be a platform for hard news or politics. Now it's blocking searches about COVID-19.

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Threads amassed 100 million users in a week after launching in July.

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'Our Kids’ Lives Are at Stake:' 100 Parents of Trans Kids Beg Lawmakers to Kill Kids Online Safety Act

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Parents of more than 100 trans and gender-expansive children are urging lawmakers to turn their back on the “dangerous and misguided” Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) currently winding its way through Congress.

Google Says AI-Generated Political Ads Must Include Clear Disclaimers

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As we officially enter a new age of political smear campaigns created via AI, Google is trying to keep the record clean.

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri shared his career history on Threads, and it includes his humble start as a bartender and waiter

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Adam Mosseri became head of Instagram in 2018 after a decade at Facebook.

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