Chris Stokel-Walker is a freelance journalist and WIRED contributor. He is the author of YouTubers: How YouTube Shook up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars, and TikTok Boom: China’s Dynamite App and the Superpower Race for Social Media. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, New Scientist, The Guardian, The Times of London, and other publications. He teaches journalism at Newcastle University.