Features 17 September 2024 Destined for clicks: YouTube is driving an astrology boom in Pakistan Pakistanis are looking for certainty. Astrologers on YouTube want to help. By M. Z. Adnan
Creator Economy 22 August 2024 Teens are making thousands by debating Trump vs. Harris on TikTok The live battles are netting students up to $7,000 a month, and some are using it to pay college tuition: “Easiest money we will probably ever make.” By Viola Zhou
Creators & Communities 21 August 2024 Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans Deep in the heartlands of Brazil, Indigenous creators are having to censor themselves to avoid getting banned on social platforms. By Gabriel Daros
Creator Economy 12 August 2024 India wants to make influencers register with the government Under the proposed bill, anyone from local content creators to Taylor Swift could be classified as a “digital news broadcaster.” By Yashraj Sharma
Ideas 5 August 2024 Disturbed by tragic deaths, Indian students are raging against celebrity YouTube teachers Students feel betrayed by the lack of support from these educators who enjoy near-cult popularity. By Barkha Dutt
Creator Economy 1 August 2024 Nigeria’s economic crisis is fueling a stunt philanthropy boom A crop of content creators are building fame on MrBeast-style content. By Jesusegun Alagbe
Features 31 July 2024 Can a church exist exclusively on the internet? Inside the emerging virtual-preaching economy in internet-obsessed Kenya. By Vincent Owino
Creator Economy 31 July 2024 Filipinos want the country’s biggest YouTube star to be their next president Raffy Tulfo’s popular YouTube show helped him become senator. It may get him elected president. By Angel Martinez
The Rise of AI 29 July 2024 India’s star audio content company is going all in on AI. Will listeners tune in? Pocket FM is teaming up with U.S. text-to-speech app ElevenLabs to produce more shows for less time and money. By Ananya Bhattacharya
Tech Giants 23 July 2024 In Indonesia, social media is a “hunting ground” for religious minorities Conservative Muslim influencers spread hate speech to their millions of followers on TikTok and YouTube, with little pushback from authorities or platforms. By Adi Renaldi
The Rise of AI 15 July 2024 Meta is training its AI with public Instagram posts. Artists in Latin America can’t opt out Latin America lacks robust data protection laws that would allow Meta users in the region to prohibit the company from using their content. By Lucila Pinto
Features 9 July 2024 The AI artist who used Bad Bunny’s voice — and shot to fame Meet the Chilean artist who made it big using others’ voices. By Charis McGowan