The US Is Requiring Foreign Influencers to Get Work Visas for the 2026 World Cup

The US Is Requiring Foreign Influencers to Get Work Visas for the 2026 World Cup

Influencers covering the 2026 World Cup in the United States will not be able to create content for monetization on social media without a work visa, according to a joint statement issued by Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security. The move could affect FIFA’s broadcasting strategy, which includes agreements with multiple … Read more

YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

As the US war with Iran continues to roil the Middle East, new research shared exclusively with WIRED shows that YouTube is hosting and possibly profiting from dozens of channels linked to US-sanctioned groups linked to the Iranian government, including many with direct ties to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The research, from … Read more

Inside Madonna’s Horny, Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover

Inside Madonna’s Horny, Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover

As tourists in Times Square made their way to The Lion King or Olive Garden on Thursday, they may have noticed the notoriously crowded area was more dense than usual. When the Grindr logo flashed in pink, the reason became clear: Mutha was here. The “mutha” in question was Madonna. Since April, she’s been the … Read more