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According to Wired, influencers and the brands who pay them are reconsidering their roles as inflation dents wallets, energy prices soar in Europe, and the world flirts with a global recession.

Budget tightening has come for influencers already. But, only a little. Industry experts told Insider that influencing will be more resilient to a teetering economy than other forms of digital marketing.

Last month, British TikTok influencer Lydia Millen (805k+ followers) lost heat in her home, very relatable during an energy crisis. Then she checked into a 5-star hotel while showing off ~$39k worth of designer goods, not so relatable. The blowback was immense.

To ward off similar criticism, New York influencer Sophie Wood told Wired she has switched her focus to more sustainable and ethical brands, trying to avoid marketing frivolous products in a tough economy.

Experts say influencers will be more cautious and gracious as they address their audiences. So you might see an influencer give a shoutout to everyone struggling to pay their heating bills before flaunting their Manolo Blahniks in a $1k/night hotel room. (The Hustle)

Following the announcement that Pinterest is stopping its creator roll out program, several influencers have come out to reveal how much the program was in fact paying them in the first place.

The Creator Rewards program launched in a closed beta test in October 2021, with an initial investment of $20 million. While the program announced its ending this week, Pinterest will still continue to develop other paid features for its creators.

As part of the program, Pinterest rewarded creators monthly for completing specific posting goals related to the platform’s short-video feature called Idea Pins which saw some creators earning a couple thousand a month.

One creator, an anonymous example given to Business Insider, stated that since the program’s launch last October, they had made around...

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Creators are over Instagram making unpopular decisions. Take, for example: scrapping the chronological feed, banning people from sharing grid posts in Stories or – the world’s shortest-lived (and most cursed) update – horizontal scrolling. Instagram also happens to love ripping off other apps – see: Snapchat, TikTok and now BeReal – as well as censoring some of its most loyal users...

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Musk’s paid verification plan has seen more back and forth decision making than a post Tinder date text message. Just days after its initial launch, the $8 verification plan was suspended last month after complaints of fraud. It is now back with an increased price of $11 per month – however this price increase only applies to iOS devices.

Why? Because Twitter, evidently, has worked out that Apple’s 30% in-app payment tax will cut into the potential profits from the program too much, so rather than trying to work out an alternative system, or maybe give people even more for their dollar, Twitter’s instead looking to pass on the tax directly to users. This means that iOS users will be, disappointingly, paying a 37% mark-up, for absolutely nothing extra.

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Getting the content creators and influencers in your life a gift for Christmas can be challenging especially since they often receive many products throughout the year in the form of PR and brand sponsorships. In that case, it may be better to focus on ‘one-of-a-kind’ gifts that may resurge their creative inspiration or add a personal touch to their holiday season. Here are our selects.

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