IT総合 Nightshade, the tool that ‘poisons’ data, gives artists a fighting chance against AI
Intentionally poisoning someone else is never morally right. But if someone in the office keeps swiping your lunch, woul...
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IT総合 IT総合 Twitch announces 60/40 revenue split in expanded Plus Program
Twitch is introducing a new tier to its premium revenue share program — currently known as the “Partner Plus Progr...
IT総合 Selkie founder defends use of AI in new dress collection amid backlash
When Selkie, the fashion brand viral on Instagram and TikTok for its frothy, extravagant dresses, announces new collecti...
IT総合 Unredacted Meta documents reveal ‘historical reluctance’ to protect children
Internal Meta documents about child safety have been unsealed as part of a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Department of...
IT総合 ‘Cooking with Lynja’ star and ‘the internet’s grandma’ Lynn Yamada Davis has died
“Cooking with Lynja” star Lynn Yamada Davis, the TikTok creator known as “the internet’s grandma...
IT総合 Discord lays off 170 people, blames growing too quickly
Discord has become a mainstay for many online communities in recent years, but its relative success hasn’t shielde...
IT総合 Twitch is laying off another 500 employees
Another round of layoffs is hitting Twitch. The Amazon-owned livestreaming platform will cut 35% of its staff, or roughl...
IT総合 Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don’t sue him
Logan Paul is offering refunds for CryptoZoo, the failed and allegedly fraudulent Pokémon-inspired NFT game that he laun...
IT総合 Twitch attire policy update shuts down the viral topless meta
Twitch is effectively banning the “topless meta” and other implied nudity streams with another update to its...
IT総合 How Duly is shaking up the Indian sexual wellness market
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of star...
IT総合 No, spiders don’t want to mate with your viral body butter
Skincare girlies, fear not — your moisturizer probably does not attract spiders. Sol de Janeiro’s Delícia Drench B...
IT総合 The first annual VTuber Awards was a win for VR
On stream, Filian took the stage at the center of a colossal arena, lit with violet spotlights and surrounded by crowds ...
IT総合 AI plushie Grok, voiced by Grimes, was trademarked before Elon Musk’s Grok
Grimes is stepping into the toy business with “Grok,” a character that she voiced for Curio’s new line...
IT総合 Twitch cracks down on boobs again by rolling back its ‘artistic nudity’ policy
Days after freeing the (fictionalized) nipple, Twitch is backtracking on its “artistic nudity” policy that a...
IT総合 Twitch’s new nudity policy allows illustrated nipples, but not human underboob
Twitch announced sweeping updates to its sexual content policy and content classification system, which now allows previ...
IT総合 Discord bans misgendering and deadnaming in hateful conduct policy update
Deadnaming and misgendering trans people is now explicitly banned on Discord, per the platform’s updated hateful c...
IT総合 Gag City is a viral win for Nicki Minaj
Welcome to Gag City, the pink metropolis inhabited by stans and brands alike. In the days leading up to the release of &...
IT総合 Mulch and the enduring appeal of internet absurdism
I am haunted by mulch posts. The most recent mulch video came to me in the middle of the night, when I was hours into s...
IT総合 For $200, George Santos will gossip with you on Cameo
George Santos, Republican ex-congressman, certified grifter and unlikely gay icon, is now on Cameo. Santos’ stint ...
IT総合 For $200, George Santos will gossip with you on Cameo
George Santos, Republican ex-congressman, certified grifter and unlikely gay icon, is now on Cameo. Santos’ stint ...
IT総合 Twitch launches Privacy Center to educate users about their personal data
In the name of transparency and accessibility, Twitch launched its new Privacy Center to educate users, after conducting...
IT総合 TikTok disputes claims of anti-Israel bias amid calls to ban the app
TikTok is pushing back against claims of bias in the Israel-Hamas war, after American politicians resumed efforts to ban...
IT総合 Obskur’s Character Creator and marketplace streamlines VTubing
To stream as their ethereal alter ego, Mai, a VTuber known as M41H41, typically had to juggle at least four to seven dif...
IT総合 The watermelon emoji isn’t just TikTok speak for Palestine
On Instagram, infographics about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza are punctuated with the watermelon emoji. In captions o...
IT総合 People are turning to Snap Map for firsthand perspectives from Gaza
The world is watching the humanitarian crisis in Gaza unfold in real time through firsthand accounts documented on, of a...
IT総合 Twitch’s CMO says competition from rival platforms is good for creators
Though attendees grumbled about Las Vegas as a city, the community sentiment at this year’s TwitchCon was notably more o...
IT総合 Twitch’s money guy talks about the revenue split controversy and its monetization long game
Twitch has had a tense year, in part due to community backlash over policy changes that affect the way creators can mone...
IT総合 TwitchCon 2023 was better than last year, but everyone hated Las Vegas
Compared to the shitshow that went down last year, TwitchCon Las Vegas was largely a success. The problem? Nobody liked ...
IT総合 Meta has a moderation bias problem, not just a ‘bug,’ that’s suppressing Palestinian voices
Earlier this year, Palestinian-American filmmaker Khitam Jabr posted a handful of Reels about her family’s trip to the W...
IT総合 Reddit is killing blockchain-based Community Points
Reddit is winding down Community Points — the blockchain-based “internet points” program designed to reward ...