MrBeast, who is set to earn an estimated $85M in 2025, says AI-generated videos could threaten creators' livelihoods, calling it “scary times” for the industry
Top YouTube creator MrBeast is worried about AI's impact on creators' livelihoods, despite having dabbled with using the technology himself.
A look at “kidfluencers” in Brazil who promote online get-rich-quick schemes to other children on TikTok, Kwai, and Instagram, amid growing government scrutiny
Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood. Bluesky: @rinachandran and @restofworld.org . X: @...
After allegations of poor working conditions on MrBeast's Amazon Studios show Beast Games, industry insiders call for more safety oversight on creator-run sets
YouTube channels are gaining more mainstream attention — but some in the digital entertainment industry think growth should require better oversight. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . X: @nbcbayarea an...
MrBeast's “retention editing”, which uses quick cuts and loud sounds, took over social media, but may fade away as the YouTuber shifts to slower, focused videos
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MrBeast's “retention editing”, which uses quick cuts and loud sounds, took over social media, but may fade away as the YouTuber shifts to slower, focused videos
The popularity of so-called retention editing made a generation of creators go viral, but when every video looks the same it's harder than ever to stand out
How MrBeast dominates this ostentatious YouTube era, using a fast, frantic, and omnipresent editing style, as his videos slowly evolve to focus on storytelling
Jimmy Donaldson warped YouTube in his image — but YouTube is warping him back — In the fall of 2023, a clip ripped from a video … X: @johnwolfeyt , @twinkophrenia , @justinwhang , @nontrotski , @cku...
MrBeast asks whether social media platforms are “ready to handle the rise of AI deepfakes” after a deepfake scam TikTok ad, since deleted, used his likeness
but it turns out that, like Tom Hanks, he was the face of an AI scam Rounak Jain / Benzinga : Is MrBeast Really Giving Away 10,000 iPhone 15 Pros On TikTok? Here's What You Need To Know Threads: Dare ...
Twitter starts paying Twitter Blue creators who earned 5M+ impressions per month for three months a revenue cut from the ads beside the replies to their tweets
Creators can now make money on Twitter. My take 👇 … Bluesky: David Chen / @davechen.bsky.social : If this story is to be believed (big if. Huge if), then literally just spending time on Twitter and ...
How Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, became a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism and pitching subscribing as an act of charity, sometimes literally
Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, has become a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism. Why do so many people think he's evil?
Documents: Twitter closely monitors and boosts ~35 accounts, including AOC, President Biden, Ben Shapiro, Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, @catturd2, and MrBeast
Congratulations to Ben Shapiro, AOC, and ... LeBron? — Last week, Twitter began notifying users who were verified under …