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Snapchat Now Lets Users Automatically Alert Friends When They Arrive At Any Location
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (271+ words) Snapchat has expanded its location-based notification system to let users set alerts for any destination, building on its Home Safe feature, which the platform reports has drawn more than 1 million users since launch. The company announced that users can now…...
EU Regulators Target TikTok's Infinite Scroll, Autoplay Features Under Digital Services Act
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (489+ words) The European Commission issued preliminary findings on February 6 stating that TikTok's design features breach the Digital Services Act (DSA), potentially requiring the platform to modify core functionality or face fines of up to 6% of its worldwide annual revenue. The Commission…...
Meta Plans Premium Subscriptions Across Instagram, Facebook, And WhatsApp With AI Features
1+ week, 5+ day ago (177+ words) Meta plans to test new subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp that give users access to exclusive features, the company told TechCrunch. The tech giant said the subscriptions will unlock productivity and creativity tools, as well as expanded AI capabilities....
YouTube Removes Major AI Slop Channels With Combined $9.8M In Estimated Annual Revenue
1+ week, 5+ day ago (249+ words) YouTube has removed 16 of the top 100 most-subscribed AI slop channels from its platform, according to Kapwing, a video-editing platform that recently released a study finding that 21-33% of YouTube's feed consists of AI slop or brainrot videos. Two of the world's…...
Patreon Faces November Deadline To Move All Creators To Apple In-App Billing
1+ week, 5+ day ago (251+ words) Apple set November 1, 2026, as the deadline for Patreon to transition all remaining creators to Apple's in-app purchase system, marking the third policy shift in 18 months. The mandate affects approximately 4% of Patreon creators still using legacy billing models, per The Tech…...
Inside Vybes Villa: How A Dating App Became Creator-Led IP
2+ week, 5+ day ago (901+ words) The series brings together a mix of creators and operators " Zach, dating creator Niko Emanuilidis (@thedaddyacademy), and Vybes executive Brittnee Barnes " to test a thesis increasingly common across the creator economy: distribution, trust, and product adoption scale faster when creators…...
The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts Of 2025
2+ week, 6+ day ago (365+ words) Zachery Dereniowski added 3.2 million followers in 2025, leading a list dominated by wildlife conservation, motorsport, and home improvement creators, according to data from HypeAuditor. Robert Irwin and Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri each gained more than 2.8 million followers, while cooking and lifestyle…...
The 10 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts Of 2025
2+ week, 6+ day ago (292+ words) Here are the fastest-growing Canadian Instagram accounts from the past year. #1. Shai Ross | @shaiross83 2025 total: 3.2M followers Winnipeg fitness creator and father doubled his following with training content as a GOLD and Pure Vita Labs athlete. #2. Leila Zare | @leilazare.immigration 2025 total: 1.5M followers…...
The Sidemen Management Company Arcade Partners With Viewture On Direct Ad Sales Platform In EMEA
2+ week, 6+ day ago (316+ words) Arcade, the management company behind The Sidemen, and creator funding company Viewture have launched Creator Access in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), a platform enabling direct ad sales alongside YouTube content. Creator Access integrates with YouTube to allow brands…...
The 10 Fastest Growing US Instagram Accounts Of 2025
3+ week, 4+ day ago (901+ words) For decades, pop culture had clear scorecards. Billboard charts tracked which songs Americans were listening to. Box office numbers measured which movies captured the national imagination. Nielsen ratings revealed which TV moments brought the country together. These metrics revealed what…...