What you need to know about Article 17: Part One, The Issue
Article 17 is the biggest change to copyright law since the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Because it brings such monumental changes to the Digital Single Market and has been
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Child Rescue Coalition Partners with Pex to Enable Platforms to Monitor and Remove CSAM on Social Media
What would it take to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)? This is a question the Child Rescue Coalition (CRC) has been working to resolve for eight
Pex named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list
We’re excited to announce that Pex has been named a World’s Most Innovative Company for 2021! For over a decade, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list has been “the definitive
Pex announces $57M in new funding
Imagine a world in which creators can freely mix and remix content, a world in which rights are respected and rightsholders are correctly identified and properly compensated, and a world
2019 Instagram data report: 58% of videos contain music
Instagram may have started as a photo-sharing app, but with the addition of video in 2013, stories in 2016, IGTV in 2018, and most recently its new reels functionality, the
Video first: Facebook video uploads increased 28% in 2019, and nearly half of all videos contain music
In 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company’s strategy was “to become video first“. Zuckerberg predicted then that in five years time, most of what people would consume online
Music became even more valuable on YouTube in 2019
Pex reported on the state of Youtube in 2018, analyzing its uploads, views, and growth. In 2019, some things have changed. Read the updated report.
Podcast growth doubles every year, over 7 million hours uploaded in 2019
Although we've mainly reported data on social media and UGC sites, the technology we've built at Pex is applied to many content platforms. Recently, we began analyzing podcasts to see how the medium is progressing and what opportunities it holds for rightsholders, creators and platforms.
Social media on lockdown: What were the most viewed videos in March?
What's the type of content society prefers when stuck in social isolation? Here's what people were watching and sharing on short-form video platforms during March 2020.