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Ingrid Cruz is a freelance writer and journalist. She enjoys coffee, watching funny internet videos, and taking walks.

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‘We’re taught after a certain time that life is kind of over’: Influencers over 40 encourage people of all ages to create if they want to

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Meet Chinaza Ezeani, the one-woman film crew recreating Nollywood movies on TikTok

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Wes Kao, co-founder of Maven, wants to streamline cohort-based course creation for ‘knowledge influencers’

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Nikita Dragun on her notoriety, her ‘new chapter,’ and her new Amazon radio show

Lateefah Jean-Baptiste is a freelance journalist. She enjoys writing articles and features that explore topics and themes that resonate with millennials. Her work has been published in: Business Insider, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Bustle and HuffPost to name a few.

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TikToker Vickaboox is here to normalize the messy parts of young womanhood

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Steven Asarch is an internet culture reporter who lives on Twitch and YouTube. After graduating from Baruch College, he wrote for IBT Media, Newsweek and Insider. In 2021, he executive produced the docu-series &#8220;Onision in Real Life&#8221; on Discovery +.

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New Spring COO Annelies Jansen wants to expand monetization opportunities for creators

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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After Womblands threw their community into chaos, call-out creators face an existential crisis

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Cooking with Lynja spills the beans on her unique cooking videos

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Fallen Media co-founder Sol Betesh shares tips for developing effective short-form content

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

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Former TikTok employees speak out against the global social media company’s stressful work culture (updated)

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