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Creators & Platforms

YouTubers, streamers, social platforms, creator economies, moderation, and audience-platform power shifts.

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Popcast Invites Listeners to Settle Their Biggest Music Debates

Mar 29, 2026 Daniel Reed

The New York Times podcast Popcast is asking listeners to send in their music disputes so hosts can weigh in on who’s right.

New Research Outlines Ways to Make Social Media Less Addictive for Teens

Mar 28, 2026 John Smith

Studies and recent jury findings highlight how design choices make social media hard for teens to quit—and what companies could change.

Alexander Kluge, lodestar of New German Cinema, is dead

Mar 28, 2026 Maya Collins

Alexander Kluge, a central figure of New German Cinema and major public intellectual, has died, prompting reassessment of his influence on film and ideas.