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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian attend the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian attend the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
In the consistently developing scene of digital platforms, the idea of the creator economy has become a focal point of deliberations. The new changes in the media landscape have reshaped how content is delivered, consumed, and created. As the elements shift, the conversation around fair remuneration for makers picks up speed. Recently, Elon Musk’s rebranded ‘X’ took vital action by stretching out ad promotion income-sharing payouts to more modest creators. In a recent interview, Alexis Ohanian, husband of Serena Williams, discussed the change in outlook driven by platforms like X.
Ohanian, the co-founder of the $10 billion company, Reddit, shared his praise for the new changes set by Musk. Last month, X initiated a groundbreaking step. It chose to lean toward creators by sharing payouts with many users.
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Visionary husband of Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian shares thoughts on evolving creator economy
2023 is a world flooded with digital content, where viral recordings and charming posts catch our attention. The creators who create these gems have, for quite some time, been the soul of platforms like X. For a long time, a glaring disparity persevered, with a greater part of the prizes pipelined to a special minority. The rest worked in relative haziness. Enter Elon Musk, who left determined to reshape this scene.
Serena Williams’ husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, recently plunked down for an interesting interview. His words revealed insight into the groundbreaking changes that are moving throughout X. About the ocean change that is currently in progress, he said,” The recent changes for creators to get paid out is going to be a new narrative we’ll see,… Every one of these platforms gets 99% of their value out of 1% of the community and they need to be compensated for it.”
"The recent changes for creators to get paid out is going to be a new narrative we'll see," says @alexisohanian on @X. "Every one of these platforms gets 99% of their value out of 1% of the community and they need to be compensated for it. That's the crux of the creator economy." pic.twitter.com/vprlFokj7L
— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) August 11, 2023
Serena Williams’ doting husband was quick to mention that the payouts will be the crux of the creator economy. Ohanian’s candid words have lighted a fire that won’t be quickly quenched. They act as a wake-up call that the creator economy isn’t simply a popular expression. It is a change in perspective that is modifying the computerized space. At the core of this change, the reverberation of Elon Musk’s story resounds significantly.
Ohanian once analyzed Twitter’s evolution and CEO role amidst Musk’s influence
Following Musk’s control of Twitter, a series of modifications have emerged, sparking resistance from various quarters. In a 2022 interview, Ohanian argued that Twitter requires a new CEO. However, he also pointed out that he had no personal interest in the position.
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Ohanian stated that there likely exists someone within Twitter’s current leadership who is suitable for the job but lacks celebrity status. He emphasized that this should not become a CEO-project driven by vanity. Additionally, he noted that the CEO’s role in a social media or community-oriented platform encompasses both a head of state and a business leader.
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