Internet celebrities are facing an era of reckoning — and their fans are tired of forgiving them

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Brooke Schofield (left) has been notably absent from her podcast with Tana Mongeau (right) since some of her old tweets resurfaced.

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Democrats cozy up to influencers as social media becomes a top news source, leaving traditional media feeling cold

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Nabela Noor was one of five content creators that spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night.
Influencer Nabela Noor spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.

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Beauty YouTube creators turned TikTok into QVC

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Ex-Google staffers are building a social-mapping platform for online and IRL communities

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Carlo Jörges and Helena Jaramillo are building mapping platform PamPam.

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A TikTok-famous fitness club where Glen Powell and Tate McRae work out is part of an athleisure brand's savvy marketing

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Alo Yoga's invite-only fitness center is located in Beverly Hills.

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Logan Paul's Prime Hydration has been hit with a string of lawsuits. Here are the details and what's next.

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The FTC is coming after influencers and brands that buy fake followers

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Apple is making enemies among creators by hitting Patreon with a 30% tax — but there's a loophole

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Apple will take 30% of transactions made within Patreon's iOS app starting in November.

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An M&A expert says creator-economy companies need to look beyond influencers to grow

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John Lambros, cohead of US technology at the M&A advisory Houlihan Lokey.

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Instagram is really weird right now. I think I've figured out why.

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