People
News Influencers: Who They Are and Who Follows Them, per Pew
Pew Research Center has profiled the people who post regularly about current events online and measured how many Americans rely on them. Here is what the US research found.
Influencers Digest — Stories shaping the people shaping the world.
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Ideas
Why Creators Skip Fact-Checking: What UNESCO's Surveys Show
UNESCO's global survey of 500 creators found that 62% do not systematically fact-check before sharing, while 73% want training. A plain reading of what the surveys say and what they cannot tell us.
Tech
Securing a Creator Channel: Passkeys, 2-Step Verification and Recovery
A channel is only as safe as the Google Account behind it. This guide sets out what Google and YouTube publish on passkeys, 2-Step Verification, channel permissions and recovering a hacked YouTube channel.
Culture & Entertainment
UK Creative Industries Sector Plan: What It Funds for Screen, Music and Games
The UK government's 2025 Creative Industries Sector Plan puts £380 million behind film, music, games and regional clusters. Here is what the published documents say it funds, and what they leave open.
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Creator Economy
YouTube Partner Program Tiers and the Shorts Revenue Share
YouTube's Help pages set out two monetisation tiers and a specific way of splitting Shorts ad revenue. This explainer walks through the thresholds, the arithmetic and a change due in February 2027.
People
Pile-Ons and Public Life: What UK Guidance Says Platforms Should Do
Coordinated pile-ons are a daily risk for people with public profiles. A plain guide to what the UK government and Ofcom's guidance for women and girls ask platforms to do, and what is and is not binding.
Ideas
What Is Advertising Self-Regulation? How the UK System Is Built
In the UK, advertising rules for non-broadcast media are written and enforced by a system the industry funds but does not control. Here is how the ASA, CAP and ASBOF fit together, what sanctions exist and where the law steps in.
Ideas
What Is Media Literacy? How Ofcom Describes It and Why It Matters Online
Ofcom describes media literacy as work to improve people's online skills, knowledge and understanding. A plain guide to what that covers, what the regulator says it does about it and how it connects to creators, ads and AI.
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