Zim Creators: Beat X Toxicity & Win Ad Spend

You’re standing in your Harare salon, phone in hand, watching the comments roll in on your latest hair tutorial. The clip hit 12k views in three hours. Your fingers hover over the screen — do you reply to the troll calling your technique “basic,” or the one asking genuine questions about product recommendations for 4C hair? This is the daily reality for creators on X right now. The platform that once felt like a global town square has become something else entirely. A Twitch streamer named Cinna just went public about walking away from X because the hostility from grown adults targeting her clips became constant. She’s nominated for Streamer Awards, streams daily, and still decided the mental toll wasn’t worth it. ...

18 October 2026 · 7 min