What You Need to Know This Week - Twitter Monetization, AI Debate

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Since forever and always, it's been my mission to make understanding the evolving arts and technology sectors easy and accessible. That is why each week me and my team at HUG curate creator-friendly news , and build accessible resources for creators to help you stay ahead of the curve.

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Here’s what you need to know this week:

• Creator opportunities are now available on Twitter (ahem…X) - X, formerly Twitter, lowers requirements for its ad-revenue sharing program…with a catch . Background: X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced that it is making changes to its creator payout program. The social network, which is owned by Elon Musk, stated that creators who have accumulated 5 million impressions in the last three months will now be eligible for ad revenue sharing. This is a significant reduction from the previous requirement of 15 million impressions.
• AI development continues across the media sector - [Disney Creates AI Task Force](https://www.reuters.com/technology/disney-creates-task-force-explore-ai-cut-costs-sources-2023-08-08/#:~:text=Aug 8 (Reuters) - Walt,industry's exploitation of the technology.) Background: Walt Disney has created a task force to study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied across the entertainment conglomerate, even as Hollywood writers and actors battle to limit the industry's exploitation of the technology.

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Hope you have a great week,

Randi (The Mother Hugger)

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