MatPat, after his successful retirement from YouTube, has now turned his attention to government policies to better protect online content creators.
In an interview with TechCrunch, Matthew Patrick, more commonly known as MatPat, emphasized the need for legislation to recognize content creation as an "actual job," rather than a part-time hobby.
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MatPat, along with his wife Stephanie, are currently "trying to educate lawmakers" around the world of content creation to better regulate the "$250 billion industry."
Industry Issues Continue to Plague Online Content Creation
Unlike celebrities and Hollywood personalities, online content creators are less privileged with legal protections as issues of plagiarism, labor abuse, and platform restrictions continue to be rampant in the industry.
With the advent of generative AI, more content creators have expressed concerns about the future of their careers as other industries take over their main source of income.
This is not to mention cases of multi-millionaire content creators seemingly exempt from tax codes due to how delegitimized the career path currently is.
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MatPat Opens New Career Paths Across Entertainment Industry
Lobbying on Capitol Hill is not the only project MatPat has been busying himself with over the past months following his retirement from his multi-channel media business he built over the past decade.
Earlier this month, the YouTube entrepreneur was reported to be co-producing a West End musical for the Japanese manga series and anime, "Your Lie in April."
MatPat, who was previously a theater actor, also seemed to return to acting as he continues making brief appearances in several plays and films following his cameo in the "Five Nights at Freddy's" live-action adaptation, the same franchise that boosted his GameTheory channel to stardom.
MatPat announced his departure from YouTube earlier in March after selling his company, TheoristMedia, along with its four channels worth 40 million subscribers, to the media company Lunar X for an undisclosed amount.
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