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Next in Media: YouTube’s creator economy has haves and have-nots

Next in Media’s Mike Shields reports that YouTube’s creator ecosystem is stratifying, with a small tier of top creators capturing outsized brand deals, platform support and ad revenue while the long tail struggles for visibility.

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