Isaac Hayes, III, Fanbase

Originally published on The Houston Defender

TikTok has been a launchpad for Black creators for years, shaping trends and driving viral moments that influence global culture. 

TikTok users were relieved after the app was temporarily shut down after less than a day when President Donald Trump promised to pause the ban by executive order to keep TikTok operating for 75 days. Trump’s order could give ByteDance more time to find a buyer.

Nothing is set in stone, so creatives need to be smart about diversifying their content on different platforms and searching for alternatives that offer both creative freedom and fair compensation. One of the most promising options, you ask? Fanbase is a Black-owned social media platform founded in 2018 by entrepreneur Isaac Hayes III, son of legendary R&B singer Isaac Hayes. 

All the links below are video images that need to be embedded from TikTok.

Fanbase blends social networking with content monetization. Unlike TikTok’s algorithm, which has been criticized for allegedly suppressing Black content and failing to credit Black creators, Fanbase offers a model where users can directly support influencers.

“Black culture has always been a blueprint, but for too long, our innovation was contained by infrastructures that required heavy hardware, construction, and manufacturing spaces we didn’t own,” Hayes said on his Instagram page. “This is our moment to build and invest in infrastructures we own, so the platforms that profit from our creativity serve us.”

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Keywords: Fanbase, Black-owned, TikTok alternative, Creator monetization, Isaac Hayes III

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