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Italian watchdog tells TikTok to block users whose ages can’t be verified
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Creators
YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud, and other online platforms are changing the way people create and consume media. The Verge's Creators section covers the people using these platforms, what they're making, and how those platforms are changing (for better and worse) in response to the vloggers, influencers, podcasters, photographers, musicians, educators, designers, and more who are using them. The Verge’s Creators section also looks at the way creators are able to turn their projects into careers — from Patreons and merch sales, to ads and Kickstarters — and the ways they’re forced to adapt to changing circumstances as platforms crack down on bad actors and respond to pressure from users and advertisers. New platforms are constantly emerging, and existing ones are ever-changing — what creators have to do to succeed is always going to look different from one year to the next.
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Simon Stålenhag’s retro-futuristic art comes to life in his directorial debut
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It’s Halloween, so here are some mischievous skeletons
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Simon Stålenhag puts a darker twist on his nostalgic sci-fi worlds
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Netflix has a not very ‘secret’ site showcasing the Mank soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Houses are influencers now, and this one burned to the ground
The Instagram restoration community rallies around a tragedy
Spotify is paying podcasters tens of thousands of dollars to buoy its own sponsorship tool
Anchor promised to find sponsors for small podcasts, but Spotify is footing the bill
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How MSCHF managed to dominate the internet — with fun!
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This backpack has it all: Kevlar, batteries, and a federal investigation
The man behind an alleged crowdfunding scam wants you to know he isn’t a scammer
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Maangchi, the internet’s Korean mom
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