Today: 13 November 2025
Subscribe
Browse Category

Social Media News 2 April 2025 - 1 August 2025

The 2025–2026 Content Monetization Gold Rush: How Creators Are Cashing In Across Every Platform

The 2025–2026 Content Monetization Gold Rush: How Creators Are Cashing In Across Every Platform

The global creator economy is valued at about $156 billion today and is projected to exceed $500 billion by 2030, growing at roughly 22.5% annually. More than 50 million people worldwide identify as creators, with annual growth of about 10–20%. YouTube pays creators 55% of ad revenue, with ad RPMs typically ranging from $1.61 to $29 per 1,000 views depending on niche. Patreon has paid out over $1 billion to creators, while Substack now has over 5 million paying subscribers across its publications. TikTok’s Creator Rewards program pays RPMs from about $0.40 to $1.00+ per 1,000 views and includes Series
1 August 2025
 ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  · 
Creator Economy Buzz: Major Platform Updates, New Monetization Tools & Big Partnerships (July 30–31, 2025)

Creator Economy Buzz: Major Platform Updates, New Monetization Tools & Big Partnerships (July 30–31, 2025)

On July 30, 2025, YouTube relaxed monetization rules for profanity, allowing ads if strong language appears only in the first ~7 seconds (instead of demonetizing content for mild swearing in the first 8–15 seconds). TikTok introduced Creator Care Mode, an AI-driven one-click tool that filters offensive or spammy comments according to a creator’s preferences. TikTok added a bulk comment muting tool for Live streams to mute words, phrases, or emojis and auto-mute repeat offenders. TikTok launched Creator Inbox, a dedicated messaging hub with Unread and Starred folders and quick-reply templates. TikTok rolled out Creator Chat Rooms for invite-only group discussions
31 July 2025
 ·  ·  ·  · 
Janitor AI: The Unfiltered Chatbot Revolution Hooking Millions (and Stirring Controversy)

Janitor AI: The Unfiltered Chatbot Revolution Hooking Millions (and Stirring Controversy)

Janitor AI was founded by Australian software developer Jan Zoltkowski and launched in June 2023. In its first weeks, Janitor AI attracted over 1 million users within a week or two of launch. By September 2023, the platform had amassed around 3 million users, having hit the 1-million mark in 17 days. As of early 2024, more than 70% of its users were female, reflecting a romance/roleplay demographic skew. In July 2023, OpenAI issued a cease-and-desist and cut off Janitor AI’s access to the GPT API. After losing OpenAI access, Janitor AI rebuilt on-premise with hundreds of GPUs and launched
3 July 2025
 ·  ·  ·  · 
AI News Today June 28th, 2025: MrBeast Axes AI Thumbnail Tool, Denmark’s Deepfake Law, AI Shopkeeper Fails, and More

AI News Today June 28th, 2025: MrBeast Axes AI Thumbnail Tool, Denmark’s Deepfake Law, AI Shopkeeper Fails, and More

MrBeast removed the $80/month AI thumbnail generator on Viewstats after backlash and replaced it with a directory of real thumbnail artists, while he has 385+ million subscribers. Denmark unveiled legislation to grant individuals copyright over their face and voice, with about 90% of MPs backing the bill and it heading to Parliament in autumn. AI-focused tokens slumped about 29% in the last 30 days, with TAO down ~29%, NEAR down ~27%, FET down ~26%, RNDR down ~33%, even as Nvidia stock hit record highs. Anthropic’s Claude ran a month-long “Project Vend” in its San Francisco office, managing a snack shop,
28 June 2025
 ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  · 
Bridging 17,000 Islands: Inside Indonesia’s Internet Revolution

Bridging 17,000 Islands: Inside Indonesia’s Internet Revolution

Telkomsel dominates Indonesia’s mobile market with about 45% of subscribers (roughly 153 million) in 2024, and IndiHome now accounts for roughly 75% of fixed broadband after the integration. IndiHome fiber-to-the-home footprint has passed 38 million homes, with at least around 10 million connected by mid-2024. The Palapa Ring backbone spans over 13,000 km of fiber, linking western, central, and eastern Indonesia to provide high-capacity backhaul beyond Java. Internationally, Indonesia is tied to multiple undersea cables, including new trans-Pacific links Project Echo and Bifrost (Meta) that will boost trans-Pacific capacity by about 70%, along with the Apricot cable planned to deliver
2 April 2025
 ·  ·  ·  ·  · 
1 2 3
Go toTop