Subnostr

Digital careers are going to keep growing as long as people consume digital content and buy goods online. We have to ask ourselves if it’s acceptable to us that these folks have no protection against unfair labor practices. For example, you have to file tax paperwork if you’re going to get paid on TikTok just like any other job, but if your account gets banned, you can’t file for unemployment because technically you’re still self-employed just with no audience anymore. It’s messed up.

Liberty Farmer 1y ago

What is unfair? Clearly there was something against the TOS. If the tiktok, IG, anyone really, is doing well and making money, it is in the best interest of said company to keep them going.

My guess, as always, there is more to the story.

Either way, they signed up, knew the risks. Unemployment doesn't exist for freelancers and self-employed

Join the club. Unemployment is just more state sponsored tyrany. It isn't free, I pay it for my employees

If the market says there should be influencers, it will happen. Eventually, likely a few years, they will all start to dry up and go away by natural causes

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Jessica Chasteen 1y ago

Is it against TOS to talk about J Lo because that’s how it happened. Lol. I personally don’t like when celebrities throw their money around to get a normal person thrown off a platform because they are offended. But that’s just me I guess.

Liberty Farmer 1y ago

Clearly that's not actually all that happened. She didn't say hey, I love or don't like jlo, and boom, banned. Give me a break.

Jessica Chasteen 1y ago

You can dig into the stories if you don’t believe me but that’s why I was saying that censorial, centralized platforms are like corporate and media dictatorships in a trench coat. I would bet it has something to do with how close Jennifer Lopez was to Sean Combs (I think that’s how his name is spelled idk) so her pr team is trying to shut anyone down who links her back to that mess.