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Funding for U.S. creator economy startups fell nearly 16% to $253.1 million during the September quarter compared to a year earlier, according to the latest update to The Information’s Creator Economy Database. Globally, funding for creator-related startups dropped about 20% to $415.8 million year over year.

MrBeast so wishes he had not entered that burger deal! That’s one of the takeaways from a series of angry and regretful messages sent by YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson to a business confidant months before he sued the restaurant operator.

On Thursday, The Information released its annual list of the 50 Most Promising Startups, which included six companies focused on providing services for creators and consumers.We chose companies that we think have the potential to be the most valuable businesses in their sectors based on our ...

After competing on “MasterChef” in 2019, Nick DiGiovanni started posting videos on YouTube, including an elaborate dessert he planned if he’d made it to the finale, and on TikTok where he started going viral for making mini gourmet meals for his pet hamster, Pesto.Now 28, he turned that TV ...

We are wrapping up the first creator-centric U.S. presidential election, where both candidates tapped social media influencers and appeared on podcasts to reach younger voters. Those efforts have extended to the final 24-hour stretch of the campaign.

Trump nabbed a high-profile creator endorsement on Monday from podcaster Joe Rogan. Photo via YouTube

The text-based app is growing rapidly outside the U.S. and gets a boost from Meta's other apps

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On Monday, we reported on how TikTok courted conservative users, including President-elect Donald Trump, in the months before last week’s Trump victory.

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