Recent Headlines

• In the war to control social media feeds, VPNs are a battleground. A “day of action” defended them.

  Many people use VPNs to evade legislation that targets social media. The organization Fight for the Future wants to preserve that right.

  
• Some TikTok users trust medical influencers more than their own doctors

  A study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University found that some TikTok users trust medical creators more than doctors.

  
• The studio making Jacksepticeye’s Bloodborne film just tapped MoistCr1TiKaL for a RuneScape adaptation

  

• Mark Rober’s Class Crunchlabs gets an ‘A’ with $2.5 million grant from YouTube and Google.org
• Twitch has streaming deals in its new Shopping category
• TikTok is using a global placement network and agentic AI to plan a big ad push in 2027
• There’s now a monthly virtual support group for creators struggling with their mental health