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How 'Glee' Became the Go-To Meme of 2020

Five years after its final episode, the Ryan Murphy series found new life on Twitter and TikTok.

By Sarah Midkiff

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Creators Explain How a 'Ratatouille' Musical Took Over TikTok

Tracing the viral fan-made TikTok “Ratatouille” musical from its first song all the way to Pixar itself.

By Sarah Midkiff

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Here’s What Happens When You Track Down Your Online Harassers

Three journalists on how they used their skills to expose trolls—and what happened next.

By Sarah Midkiff

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Multi-level Marketers Are Targeting Wannabe Influencers. Some Recruits Are Fighting Back

Meet the community of YouTubers and TikTokkers warning women about the MLMs looking to exploit their networks

By Jessica Klein

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The Worker-Owned Media Revolution Is Here

Reader-funded publications like Brick House, Defector, Discourse Blog, and Study Hall are hoping to rebuild the media industry and put workers first.

By Kate Lindsay

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Just How Badly Are College Reopenings Going? Ask TikTok

TikTok is documenting all the ways colleges are failing students during the pandemic.

By Zoe Christen Jones

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Caption Tool Controversy Highlights YouTube’s Inaccessibility, Deaf Creators Say

Do deaf viewers matter to YouTube? Some creators and accessibility advocates say no

By Kate Lindsay

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Some Disney Influencers Take Unfamiliar Stance: Don’t Go

The park's professional superfans are conflicted about promoting it during Florida's Coronavirus surge

By Kate Lindsay

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Activists United to Abolish the Police. Here’s What They Learned

The people behind #8ToAbolition share key lessons -- and some warnings

By Juliana Clark

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Will Creators Topple the Entertainment Giants -- Or Get Absorbed By Them?

Travis Scott broke a Fortnite record. TikTok's new CEO was a Disney exec. CAA signed a virtual influencer. Is this a new era or business as usual?

By Megan Buerger

Influencer and creator
culture in focus.

Special Report Articles

How 'Glee' Became the Go-To Meme of 2020

Five years after its final episode, the Ryan Murphy series found new life on Twitter and TikTok.

Creators Explain How a 'Ratatouille' Musical Took Over TikTok

Tracing the viral fan-made TikTok “Ratatouille” musical from its first song all the way to Pixar itself.

Here’s What Happens When You Track Down Your Online Harassers

Three journalists on how they used their skills to expose trolls—and what happened next.

Multi-level Marketers Are Targeting Wannabe Influencers. Some Recruits Are Fighting Back

Meet the community of YouTubers and TikTokkers warning women about the MLMs looking to exploit their networks

The Worker-Owned Media Revolution Is Here

Reader-funded publications like Brick House, Defector, Discourse Blog, and Study Hall are hoping to rebuild the media industry and put workers first.

Just How Badly Are College Reopenings Going? Ask TikTok

TikTok is documenting all the ways colleges are failing students during the pandemic.

Caption Tool Controversy Highlights YouTube’s Inaccessibility, Deaf Creators Say

Do deaf viewers matter to YouTube? Some creators and accessibility advocates say no

Some Disney Influencers Take Unfamiliar Stance: Don’t Go

The park's professional superfans are conflicted about promoting it during Florida's Coronavirus surge

Activists United to Abolish the Police. Here’s What They Learned

The people behind #8ToAbolition share key lessons -- and some warnings

Will Creators Topple the Entertainment Giants -- Or Get Absorbed By Them?

Travis Scott broke a Fortnite record. TikTok's new CEO was a Disney exec. CAA signed a virtual influencer. Is this a new era or business as usual?

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