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This Happened—January 18: Peace In Versaille

The Paris Peace Conference, also known as the Versailles Peace Conference, opens to draw up the treaties formally ending World War I. It happened on this day in 1919.

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Why was the Versaille's peace conference called?

The conference was the formal meeting of the victorious Allies after the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the Central Powers (the German empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria).

What were the results of the Versailles Peace conference?

Its major decisions were the creation of the League of Nations, the awarding of German and Ottoman overseas possessions as "mandates" (mainly to Britain and France), the imposition of reparations upon Germany, and the drawing of new national boundaries to reflect ethnic boundaries more closely.

Was the Versailles Peace Conference successful?

The Treaty of Versailles humiliated Germany while failing to resolve the underlying issues that had led to war in the first place. Economic distress and resentment would help fuel the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism in Germany, eventually leading to World War II.

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Influencer Union? The Next Labor Rights Battle May Be For Social Media Creators

With the end of the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, the creator economy is the next frontier for organized labor.

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Hollywood writers and actors recently proved that they could go toe-to-toe with powerful media conglomerates. After going on strike in the summer of 2023, they secured better pay, more transparency from streaming services and safeguards from having their work exploited or replaced by artificial intelligence.

But the future of entertainment extends well beyond Hollywood. Social media creators – otherwise known as influencers, YouTubers, TikTokers, vloggers and live streamers – entertain and inform a vast portion of the planet.

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For the past decade, we’ve mapped the contours and dimensions of the global social media entertainment industry. Unlike their Hollywood counterparts, these creators struggle to be seen as entertainers worthy of basic labor protections.

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