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Indonesia To Ban Social Media Access For Under-16s
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (287+ words) Indonesia will restrict children under 16 from accessing social media and other online platforms starting March 28, Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid announced. Accounts on "high-risk" platforms, including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox, will be gradually…...
The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts Of February 2026
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (258+ words) Korean-Australian actress Yerin Ha added nearly 700,000 Instagram followers in February 2026, the biggest single-month gain among Australian accounts. Athletes, creators, and a sitting senator rounded out the top 10, with K-pop, fitness, food, and politics all making appearances." Here are the fastest-growing…...
X Launches Creator Subscriptions 2.0 With Exclusive Threads, Paid Partnership Labels
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (151+ words) X Launches Creator Subscriptions 2.0 With Exclusive Threads, Paid Partnership Labels'Net Influencer X has rolled out Creator Subscriptions 2.0, introducing a set of new monetization and transparency tools for creators on the platform X also overhauled the subscriptions setup process, reducing it…...
YouTube Strategist Andrii Salii Explains Why Platform Success Depends On Systems, Not Luck
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1057+ words) Millions of creators upload to YouTube each year, but most underestimate what it takes to turn a channel into a sustainable business. For Andrii Salii, that misunderstanding is the opportunity. Over six years, the Warsaw-based YouTube strategist reports scaling more…...
Nearly Half Of U.S. Consumers Now Use TikTok As A Search Engine, Study Finds
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (628+ words) Nearly half of U.S. consumers have already used TikTok as a search engine in 2026, according to a new study from Adobe Express, marking a roughly 20% increase in adoption compared to two years ago as video-first platforms claim a larger share of…...
Twitch’s Mary Kish On Why Community (Not The Algorithm) Drives Creator Success On The Service
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1466+ words) For Mary Kish, Twitch is not simply a live-streaming service. It is a network of interconnected communities that shape the product in real time. As the company's Head of Community, Mary leads the teams responsible for creator communications, community programming,…...
Inside MrBeast’s YouTube Ad Campaign That Helped Him Gain 117M Subscribers In 2025
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (214+ words) The account's February 2026 analysis attributes a major portion of that growth to a sustained advertising campaign operated by CreatorGlobal, the creator's multi-language audio dubbing company, through Google's Ad Transparency Center. Scale and Structure of the Ad Campaign CreatorGlobal ran 428 total…...
Kentucky Court Allows TikTok Youth Addiction Lawsuit To Proceed
1+ week, 4+ day ago (508+ words) A Kentucky state court has allowed the Commonwealth's consumer protection lawsuit against TikTok to move forward, denying the company's motion to dismiss, per Kentucky-based WKYT. On February 20, Scott County Circuit Court Judge Kathryn H. Gabhart ruled that Kentucky Attorney General Russell…...
The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts Of January 2026
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (403+ words) Manchester United topped the UK rankings in January 2026 with nearly 500,000 new Instagram followers, while musician Olivia Dean and Amad Diallo rounded out a list heavy on football, music, and entertainment, according to data from HypeAuditor. Rising creators Owen Cooper and…...
UK Media Agencies Shift YouTube Strategy Toward CTV, Brand Suitability
2+ week, 6+ day ago (769+ words) UK media agencies increased investment in YouTube advertising in 2025 and plan to maintain or expand budgets in 2026, with Connected TV (CTV) emerging as the platform's fastest-growing application, according to Pixability's survey of 117 UK-based media agency professionals conducted in November 2025. The…...