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Commentary
The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of September 2026
October 12, 2026Florence Pugh’s Venice Film Festival run, complete with a viral Aperol Spritz workout clip, outpaced the...
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Agency
The Digital Dept. Built a Fashion Week Creator Experience Without the Fashion Week Budget
October 12, 2026New York Fashion Week (NYFW) prices many brands out of the cultural moment. Influencer Marketing company...
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Influencer
Smosh Adds Four Cast Members as Comedy Brand Expands Live Programming
October 12, 2026Smosh has added four new cast members to its sketch comedy ensemble, formally integrating Courtney Theophin,...
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Commentary
Majority of Americans Trust Independent News Creators as Much as Journalists, Study Finds
October 12, 2026Six in 10 Americans say they trust a well-known independent news creator as much as a...
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Commentary
Advertising Week New York Wraps 22nd Year With Kerry Washington, Russell Wilson and Sophia Bush
October 12, 2026Advertising Week New York concluded its 22nd year on October 8, closing a four-day event in...
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Influencer
Jack Doherty Says Crypto Casino Contract Bars Him From Posting for Six Months
October 12, 2026Jack Doherty, a YouTuber and Kick streamer with 15 million subscribers, says a contract he signed...
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Strategy
Sony Pictures Hires YouTube Veteran to Lead Screen Gems’ Pivot to Digital-Native Filmmakers
October 12, 2026Sony Pictures has named Fede Goldenberg, who spent 15 years at YouTube overseeing film and TV...
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Influencer
Druski Takes Equity Stake in Commerce Company Gopuff
October 12, 2026Druski, the comedian Rolling Stone named the most influential creator of 2026, has entered an equity...
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Commentary
MMA Fighter Michael ‘Venom’ Page Joins KSI’s Misfits Boxing
October 12, 2026MMA fighter Michael “Venom” Page has signed with Misfits Boxing, the crossover promotion co-founded by KSI,...
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Commentary
Türkiye Bans Social Media for Children U-15, Joining Global Wave of Age Restrictions
October 12, 2026Türkiye formally banned social media access for children under the age of 15 on October 10,...
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Commentary
Creator Economy Event Calendar – October 12, 2026 – IMCX, PI LIVE Europe, and the Launch of Hollywood’s Creator IP Market
October 12, 2026This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans nine events from October 14 through October 23, with stops...
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Commentary
26 Creator Economy Professionals Assess Clipping’s Role Beyond Entertainment Brands
October 9, 2026Clipping, the practice of cutting long-form audio and video into short clips distributed across thousands of...
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Commentary
Alix Earle, Issa Rae and Remi Bader Headline Creator Programming at Advertising Week New York
October 9, 2026Advertising Week New York’s second day at THE PENN DISTRICT centered on creators and entrepreneurs, with...
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Agency
Performance Marketing Agency Directive Launches B2B Influence Framework, Betting on Credibility Over Reach
October 9, 2026Directive, a B2B performance marketing agency founded in 2013, has introduced “Directive InfluenceOS,” a framework designed...
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Commentary
YFCon Brings 15,000 TikTok Shop Creators and Sellers to Anaheim
October 9, 2026YFCon 2026 closes its two-day run at the Anaheim Convention Center today, with organizer FastMoss projecting...
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Influencer
Jordan Howlett, Big Sean, Amber Glenn Headline Anime Fandom Panel at Crunchyroll’s Inaugural Forum
October 9, 2026Crunchyroll convened content creator Jordan Howlett, rapper Big Sean, and figure skater Amber Glenn for a...
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Platform
TikTok Unveils AI-Powered Ad and Creator Tools at Canada Summit
October 9, 2026TikTok announced a new round of AI-driven advertising and creator tools on October 7 at the...
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Platform
TikTok Accused of Giving Children Placebo Safety Features in New Lawsuit
October 9, 2026TikTok ran undisclosed experiments that gave thousands of users, including children and teens, non-functional versions of...
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Platform
Pinterest Lets Brands Promote Creator Pins Without Existing Partnerships
October 9, 2026Pinterest will let brands sponsor creator Pins even when no formal partnership exists between the two...
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Tech
Creator Martech Company #paid Names Dave Hampton as First Chief Technology Officer
October 9, 2026#paid, a creator marketing technology company that works with enterprise consumer brands, has named Dave Hampton...
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Platform
Investigation Finds OnlyFans ‘Agents’ Threatening and Exploiting Creators, Taking Up to 70% of Earnings
October 9, 2026A BBC investigation has found that OnlyFans “managers,” known online as “OFMs,” have threatened, controlled, and...
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Brand
Creator Commerce Agency SuperOrdinary Debuts First Microdrama in Partnership With TikTok
October 9, 2026SuperOrdinary, a Los Angeles-based creator commerce agency, released its first scripted microdrama on October 8 through...
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Platform
Substack Unveils Three New Sponsorship Formats for Publishers at Advertising Week
October 9, 2026Substack announced updates to its “Sponsorships” program at Advertising Week New York on October 8, introducing...
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Platform
X Expands Sports Hub to MLB as Part of Broader Advertiser Push
October 9, 2026X has expanded “Gametime on X,” its real-time sports destination, beyond football to include Major League...
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Commentary
Statusphere’s Kristen Wiley: Follower Count Tells You Who’s Watching. Trust Tells You Who Buys.
October 9, 2026The micro-influencer pitch has been around for over a decade. Brands kept buying reach anyway. Kristen...

