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  • Meet the Lawyer Taking on the Logan Paul vs Coffeezilla Lawsuit

    Meet the Lawyer Taking on the Logan Paul vs Coffeezilla Lawsuit

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #263 | August 13, 2024 – Grace Stanley, Deputy Editor PERSONALITIES Coffeezilla’s Lawyer Is Ready To Defend ‘David Versus Goliath’ Lawyer Bill Ogden is no stranger to the internet.  By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Introducing: Beacons Business-in-a-Box (Because your brand deserves a better link in bio) The…

  • Data-Scraping Philosophy Tube Puts Ethical AI Into the Pile

    Data-Scraping Philosophy Tube Puts Ethical AI Into the Pile

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #262 | August 8, 2024 Watching the “House of the Dragon” season (?) finale (?!) on Sunday, I caught a familiar face playing Esos fleet commander Lohar. Playing the female pirate king with multiple wives was YouTuber Abigail Thorn, who is having quite a season after appearing as a Jedi in the…

  • How to Defeat the Algorithm’s Gaping Maw

    How to Defeat the Algorithm’s Gaping Maw

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #261 | August 6, 2024 – Grace Stanley, Deputy Editor TIPS & TRICKS Paddy Galloway’s 12-Step Process for Building a New YouTube Channel in a Year Learn from the master for free. By John-Michael Bond, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Ready to expand your reach—and earnings? Turn your knowledge into…

  • The End of Weird Vibes Summer Postponed Indefinitely

    The End of Weird Vibes Summer Postponed Indefinitely

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #260 | August 1, 2024 THE COMMENTS SECTION “‘Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy meets Hawk Tuah girl at Nic Carter’s Karate Comba-‘ You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage. You are not online. It is 217 BC. You are the general Hannibal, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come…

  • Will the MrBeast Brand Survive?

    Will the MrBeast Brand Survive?

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #259 | July 30, 2024 – Grace Stanley, Deputy Editor PERSONALITIES Can MrBeast Be Canceled? A wave of controversies could shake MrBeast’s whole empire. By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Ready to expand your reach—and earnings? Turn your knowledge into an online course today. Teachable creators average six…

  • Skibido Boo, Ah!😱🚽

    Skibido Boo, Ah!😱🚽

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #258 | July 25, 2024 I have a confession to make: I still haven’t watched Skibidi Toilet. I say this despite knowing the deep shame it brings to me and my family here at Passionfruit, as it’s more likely than not that whatever it is that man’s head is doing in the…

  • It’s Brat and Coconut Summer

    It’s Brat and Coconut Summer

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #257 | July 23, 2024 – Grace Stanley, Deputy Editor CULTURE My Night at the Roblox Theater Here’s what I learned watching ‘The Little Mermaid’ in Bloxburg. By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED START YOUR BEAUTY LINE TODAY IN THE BIZ PLATFORMS Coconut Hive, Rise Up: X Isn’t…

  • YouTube Strikes Again with Copyright Cover Claims

    YouTube Strikes Again with Copyright Cover Claims

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #256 | July 18, 2024 THE COMMENTS SECTION “Getting multiple copyright claims on music that’s very much in the public domain. Even for our own cover of said music. It’s maddening. We want to shine a light on historical music in Lackadaisy, but it’s made near impossible by how broken this is,…

  • How a YouTube Personality Unmasks Anonymous Critics

    How a YouTube Personality Unmasks Anonymous Critics

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #255 | July 16, 2024 – Grace Stanley, Deputy Editor PERSONALITIES Multiple Creators Accuse YouTuber TechLead of Copyright Abuse ‘He’s been abusing this tool for a while, and I think it’s time that YouTube takes some sort of action.’ By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Transform your creator…

  • One Day Left to Apply for White House’s Creator Economy Conference

    One Day Left to Apply for White House’s Creator Economy Conference

    CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #254 | July 11, 2024 THE COMMENTS SECTION “Influencer/hustle culture has created subsections of the entertainment industry that are causing large companies to divest from traditional outlet and invest in influencers BECAUSE IT IS EASY. Because they can almost guarantee a win/positive reaction. It’s pure corpo manipulation” – Drew Grant, Editorial Director…