Today, Thursday, January 15th, Rep. Ro Khanna introduced the Creator Bill of Rights. I strongly support it, and I am asking you to stand with creators and digital workers across the country.

The creator economy is no longer a niche industry. It is worth an estimated $250 billion globally and is projected to reach nearly $480 billion by 2027. In the United States alone, roughly 12% of adults earn income as creators, freelancers, or digital workers, and more than 10 million Americans rely on this work as a full-time job.

Creators are workers, small businesses, and economic drivers. Yet we are expected to operate in an ecosystem defined by unpredictable income, opaque rules, sudden algorithm changes, and little to no recourse when platforms make decisions that affect our livelihoods overnight.

I know this firsthand.

In 2021, my TikTok account was permanently banned after a coordinated campaign of false reporting with the explicit goal of ending my career. Overnight, my income, audience, and years of work disappeared with no clear explanation and no meaningful appeal process.

I did not accept that outcome.

I published articles about what happened. I started a petition to amend platform guidelines that received over 25,000 signatures. I researched legal options. I organized a campaign that ultimately helped more than 100 creators recover their accounts. That experience made one thing unmistakably clear. Platforms hold enormous power over creators’ livelihoods, and creators are largely left without protections when that power is abused or misused.

Data confirms what creators have been saying for years. Studies show that platform-driven work often leads to income instability and emotional distress. A recent survey of full-time creators found that a majority experience burnout or anxiety, with some reporting suicidal ideation tied directly to unstable income and unpredictable platform changes. At the same time, creators generate massive value for multi-billion-dollar companies while lacking access to healthcare, portable benefits, or basic workplace protections.

The Creator Bill of Rights responds directly to these realities.

It calls for universal access to healthcare that is not tied to a single employer or platform.
It supports portable benefits and retirement options designed for independent workers.
It demands clear, transparent, and fair revenue-sharing agreements.
It protects creators’ ability to maintain direct, opt-in relationships with their audiences so they can move between platforms without losing their livelihoods.
It pushes for transparency around algorithms that affect compensation and visibility.
It strengthens protections against worker misclassification.

Read the bill here: https://khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/khanna.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/creator-bill-of-rights-resolution-draft-2.0-clean-55.pdf 

This resolution recognizes creators and digital workers for what we are: contributors to the economy who deserve fairness, stability, and real recourse.

The economy has changed. Our labor protections have not kept pace.

Congress has the power to correct that imbalance and help build a more sustainable, humane, and innovative creative economy. Supporting the Creator Bill of Rights is a critical step toward protecting millions of workers whose labor shapes our culture, media, and public discourse every day.

If you are a creator, a freelancer, a gig worker, or someone who believes in fair treatment at work, add your name. Share this petition. Urge Congress to act.