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Creators

YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud, and other online platforms are changing the way people create and consume media. The Verge's Creators section covers the people using these platforms, what they're making, and how those platforms are changing (for better and worse) in response to the vloggers, influencers, podcasters, photographers, musicians, educators, designers, and more who are using them. The Verge’s Creators section also looks at the way creators are able to turn their projects into careers — from Patreons and merch sales, to ads and Kickstarters — and the ways they’re forced to adapt to changing circumstances as platforms crack down on bad actors and respond to pressure from users and advertisers. New platforms are constantly emerging, and existing ones are ever-changing — what creators have to do to succeed is always going to look different from one year to the next.

Hundreds of Twitter employees call for Trump to be banned

Twitch will change the face of PogChamp every 24 hours

Substack is adding theming options to change the look of newsletters

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Sony’s 360-degree audio is coming to streaming video

The first live performance is on Monday

Houses are influencers now, and this one burned to the ground

The Instagram restoration community rallies around a tragedy

TikTok will remove videos of Trump inciting supporters to storm the Capitol

Twitch is back after experiencing a partial outage

Mischief managed

How MSCHF managed to dominate the internet — with fun!

Twitch disables Trump’s account

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Platforms take action against Trump after Capitol mob attack

In the hot seat

Behind Hot Ones’ ambitions to be the future of late-night TV

YouTube says it will punish Trump and other channels that continue to spread election lies

TikTok debuts first augmented reality filter that uses iPhone 12 Pro’s LIDAR camera

This backpack has it all: Kevlar, batteries, and a federal investigation

The man behind an alleged crowdfunding scam wants you to know he isn’t a scammer

Twitch deletes PogChamp emote because it’s now the face of ‘further violence’

Twitch says it will work with its community to make a new emote

Facebook declares ‘emergency situation’ and removes Trump video

How Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube are handling live streams of the Capitol mob attack

Some streamers are attempting to make money off the coverage

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The Twitch streamer behind Tfue’s custom $3,500 mechanical keyboard

Inside the burgeoning world of custom keyboard making

Amazon marked free podcasts as costing $8.95 with a discount for Audible subscribers

Trump signs executive order blocking transactions with Alipay, WeChat Pay, and six other Chinese apps

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The Creators Issue

The people who make our favorite things and the platforms that enable (and exploit) them

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TikTok teens’ latest passion is enterprise software

Start the first week of 2021 with the Awesome Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon

The delightful Ratatouille TikTok musical has already sold more than $1 million in tickets

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Maangchi, the internet’s Korean mom

YouTube’s most beloved home cook on online gaming, immigrant timewarp, and her new book

Amazon buys Wondery, setting itself up to compete against Spotify for podcast domination

Peloton tests its own exclusive music with three Elvis remixes

TikTok’s one-night Ratatouille musical will star some of Broadway’s biggest names

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The mask barons of Etsy

How a couple of mom-and-pop shops made millions selling masks

Trump administration appeals yet another TikTok ruling

He just can’t quit them

Roast your own Spotify listens with this snarky AI

Substack says readers and writers are really in charge of moderation

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New ‘felony streaming’ measure is aimed at piracy services, not Twitch streamers

Instagram creators were promised a $500 sponsorship but ended up with $40 face scrubbers

Vimeo is becoming a standalone company after booming during the pandemic

Adobe releases Apple Silicon version of Premiere Pro in beta

Ninja’s Fall Guys skin is now available