Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
"Clipping" is the latest online job for which people claim to earn up to six figures by editing other people's content.
Influencers and brands are employing people to cut and publish short-form clips across social media to game the algorithm and go viral.
Some researchers estimate clipping campaigns could account for as much as 40% of all social media content.
Clipper Emrah Bayraktar says he's made more than $130,000 from clipping. But experts say it's difficult to verify the true finances of this emerging industry and that it may be the latest in a long line of trendy online jobs promoted as a money-making opportunity.
Reporting by Blair Wise for #ABCNewsLoop.
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"Clipping" is the latest online job for which people claim to earn up to six figures by editing other people's content.
Influencers and brands are employing people to cut and publish short-form clips across social media to game the algorithm and go viral.
Some researchers estimate clipping campaigns could account for as much as 40% of all social media content.
Clipper Emrah Bayraktar says he's made more than $130,000 from clipping. But experts say it's difficult to verify the true finances of this emerging industry and that it may be the latest in a long line of trendy online jobs promoted as a money-making opportunity.
Reporting by Blair Wise for #ABCNewsLoop.
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