TikTok and Instagram Creators Have Turned NYC Into an Unofficial Soundstage NYT - Business By: Sapna Maheshwari and John Koblin 25 September 2026 at 09:00 The streets of New York are a backdrop for countless TikTok and Instagram videos. Β© Amir Hamja for The New York TimesOn the set of βOutside Tonightβ with Julian Shapiro-Barnum in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in June.
An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content NYT - Technology By: Ken Bensinger and Stuart A. Thompson 24 September 2026 at 19:07 Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation. Β© The New York Times