The amount that creators make for their videos is very opaque. This makes all kinds of manipulation easier.
It's well know that platforms with "partner programs" will lure in creators as their grow their audiences with big checks* Then, it's hard for them to leave when checks shrink since building an audience is WORK.
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*Big to a creator may not be all that much. This could be subject to surveillance pricing. Just enough to keep them going.
myrmepropagandist
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2026-08-16 17:04:14 UTC
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