I am super excited about this. Check out our chapter about Mukbang culture with the incredible.@antlinjian nyupress.org/9781479835164/p…

For nearly four decades, Egypt has received $1.3 billion in US military aid despite ranking among the world's worst human rights abusers. Congress is finally beginning to question the value of US assistance to Israel. Egypt belongs in that conversation, as well. Read @seth_binder and @KristinaBiyad's piece in @ForeignPolicy arguing for an end to US military aid to Egypt: foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/20…

This was a joyride...with two of my favorite scholars...and academic lodestars. I hope you find it fun, perhaps even meaningful. Well-Being and Creative Careers: Interview with @TMirrlees_ and David Craig with @markdeuze youtu.be/fvtNYDpvK3c?si=cf7y… via @YouTube

This may be one of the greatest threads ever. Please treat yourself...and add your own. Thanks @Yaael_TV

Should be mandatory viewing in classrooms. Content Creation and the End of Social Media youtu.be/k4XiiGZ1Sz4?si=Jf0D… via @YouTube Featuring the inimitable @wishcrys and @brookeerinduffy

Please sign this petition for the release of this journalist who was arrested 6 weeks ago for reporting on the Iran War. Kuwait: Release journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin from detention cpj.movements.mov/pet/kuwait…

If interested in a deep dive into creator cultures...with an expert interviewer. How the Creator Economy Really Works - You Don’t Own Your Audience youtu.be/9_QQyxwBhqg?si=7DMe… via @YouTube

Check out this terrific piece about THE DAY AFTER by Toni's Film Club...despite my face and voice. A collision of APOCALYPSE TELEVISION ...and a decade of research in creator and influencer studies. Great job @tonivesdream youtube.com/watch?v=DJzpd1s-…

Big news, everyone! link.springer.com/journal/44…

This is well-made and an important topic but it was so cynical and biased. That would explain why I look like I’m doing a hostage video. youtu.be/vl3Kkjbvryk

My first (authorized) Chinese translation!

"The current resurgence in fascination with nuclear war stems from humanity’s struggle with any number of epistemic global crises, whether it’s the Covid-19 pandemic, the rise of authoritarianism, and the potential of nuclear terrorism, Craig said." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Extraordinary post-doc opportunities to work with a leading digital media scholar in Denmark exploring how value is created in the creator economy. jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG525/postdo…

I'm beyond thrilled to finally get this article out in the world with my brilliant friend and co-author @TMirrlees_. The creator function, post-structuralism, and the perils of terminological dissonance journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…

Dialogue on creator and wanghong studies: Conceptual challenges and global approach - Jian Lin, David Craig, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/eprint/…

This was fun. YouTube turns 20: From viral cat videos to AI youtu.be/_Gx4da7K49g?si=-g2v… via @YouTube

“author David Craig does a d**n good job of contextualizing and, in this case, re-contextualizing the effect that the movie The Day After had on it's audience at the time” A Captivating - Engaging Pop Culture / Micro History - Well Done a.co/d/1thS7Cw #Amazon

Grateful to be interviewed for this Rebooting Social Media/ Berkman Klein Center story on the TikTok law, one year later, alongside great scholars like @Producing2Power, Jabari Evans, Tom Divon and others. rebootingsocialmedia.org/one…

Some reflections on the TikTok ban by some very bright people (and me). rebootingsocialmedia.org/one…

YouTube wants to be taken seriously in Hollywood, and they are being taken very seriously,” says David R. Craig…. “Not so much as a creator of content but as a distraction from the content that Hollywood produces.” vanityfair.com/hollywood/sto…