U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna is all in on open social, saying in a Creator Bill of Rights resolution he introduced in Congress on Jan. 15:

"Grant creators the ability to maintain decentralized, opt-in, direct relationships with audiences who choose to engage with their work, which enables creators to move between platforms without losing their audiences."

https://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-rep-ro-khanna-introduces-resolution-protect-creators-modern-platform

#OpenSocial #PeopleNotPlatforms #OpenSocialWeb #SocialMedia #CreatorEconomy #Creators

Apple supporting creators all the way down, cinephile Tim Cook really knows how to read the room in dark times.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/28/patreon-apple-tax/

#apple #patreon #creators

Apple supporting creators all the way down, cinephile Tim Cook really knows how to read the room in dark times.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/28/patreon-apple-tax/

#apple #patreon #creators

2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning https://www.theverge.com/policy/867830/social-media-trials-product-liability-school-districts #news #Streaming #Creators #Snapchat #YouTube #Google #Policy #Report #Speech #TikTok #Meta #Tech #Law

2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning https://www.theverge.com/policy/867830/social-media-trials-product-liability-school-districts #news #Streaming #Creators #Snapchat #YouTube #Google #Policy #Report #Speech #TikTok #Meta #Tech #Law

U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna is all in on open social, saying in a Creator Bill of Rights resolution he introduced in Congress on Jan. 15:

"Grant creators the ability to maintain decentralized, opt-in, direct relationships with audiences who choose to engage with their work, which enables creators to move between platforms without losing their audiences."

https://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-rep-ro-khanna-introduces-resolution-protect-creators-modern-platform

#OpenSocial #PeopleNotPlatforms #OpenSocialWeb #SocialMedia #CreatorEconomy #Creators

MakerTube is open for public registrations! It's a peertube video instance for #makers, #musicians, #artists and #diy content #creators. If you thought of trying out a video platform besides big corp now is the time!

The site is funded by people like you! If you like the idea of an independent video platform please consider making a #donation at https://makertube.net/about/instance/support

Every penny counts!

Find the site here https://makertube.net

#peertube #makertube #youtube

Creators Turn Your Outrage into Their Paycheck

https://thebookofragebait.com/

#HackerNews #Creators #Outrage #Paycheck #RageBait #SocialMedia

Paging independent storytellers! Is the Independent Lens Creator on your radar?

Get up to $36k in production funds, plus mentorship and support from ITVS.

Learn more and apply here:

https://itvs.org/funds/creator-lab/

#Video #Creators #SocialMedia #PeerTube #IndieFilm #Filmmakers #Filmmaking

Paging independent storytellers! Is the Independent Lens Creator on your radar?

Get up to $36k in production funds, plus mentorship and support from ITVS.

Learn more and apply here:

https://itvs.org/funds/creator-lab/

#Video #Creators #SocialMedia #PeerTube #IndieFilm #Filmmakers #Filmmaking

It's about time for a proper introduction to NICKEL, your (future) favorite video site. Sign up for the mailing list to stay up to date with development progress, like this one!

https://buttondown.com/nickel/archive/welcome-to-nickel/

TL;DR:

1. NICKEL = Patreon + TikTok (and Vine)
2. Creator/platform split? 85/15
3. Founder isn't (the bad) weird
4. Beta next month, launch next year
5. Mailing list = early access

#creators #video #nickel

It's about time for a proper introduction to NICKEL, your (future) favorite video site. Sign up for the mailing list to stay up to date with development progress, like this one!

https://buttondown.com/nickel/archive/welcome-to-nickel/

TL;DR:

1. NICKEL = Patreon + TikTok (and Vine)
2. Creator/platform split? 85/15
3. Founder isn't (the bad) weird
4. Beta next month, launch next year
5. Mailing list = early access

#creators #video #nickel

This can be artists, musicians, athletes, broadcasters, etc or even politicians, companies or countries I suppose if you want to really get global, but try not to make it too abstract or too much of a reach.

An example for instance is Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels who had their best matches with each other but also hated each other and those differences eventually (partially) led to the Montreal Screwjob.

#wrestling #sports #writing #books #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga #videogames #creators #movies #film#TV #television #music #history

This can be artists, musicians, athletes, broadcasters, etc or even politicians, companies or countries I suppose if you want to really get global, but try not to make it too abstract or too much of a reach.

An example for instance is Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels who had their best matches with each other but also hated each other and those differences eventually (partially) led to the Montreal Screwjob.

#wrestling #sports #writing #books #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga #videogames #creators #movies #film#TV #television #music #history