Support Stephen Crowder‘s Stop Big Con Initiative: Demanding Fairness for Conservative Creators

Conservative political commentator and comedian Stephen Crowder has launched a bold new initiative called Stop Big Con to stand up against unfair treatment of right-leaning creatives. His petition calls for structural changes in how major conservative media organizations work with talent to ensure fair contracts, compensation, and working conditions.

The Landscape of Conservative Media Deals

Over the past decade, there has been an explosion in digital media companies and platforms catering to conservative audiences. As traditional mainstream outlets drifted further left, millions of right-leaning Americans became an attractive market for new media ventures from both idealogical and business perspectives.

However, as this industry matures, many concerning practices have emerged behind the scenes:

• Creators have little power or leverage – A small handful of large companies increasingly dominate the conservative media ecosystem. They leverage this consolidated power to make largely non-negotiable, exploitative deals with talent.

• Sharp platform/talent revenue splits – Though precise figures are rarely public, leaked deals show publishers can take 80-90% of revenues while creators receive just 10-20%. Companies justify imbalanced splits by the "exposure" they offer, but scale makes the terms exorbitant.

• Contract lock-in – Multi-year exclusive deals prevent talent from exploring better offers from competitors. Options to terminate deals or renegotiate higher splits based on performance are rarely offered.

While business interests understandably motivate these arrangement, Stephen Crowder contends they violate core conservative principles of fair dealing. Stop Big Con confronts this conflict of interest head-on.

The Goals of Stop Big Con

Stop Big Con has two major stated goals:

1. Pressure companies to offer fair market-rate deals that reflect the actual value creators provide platforms through their personal brands, follower bases and content.

2. Increase transparency around the revenue shares, contract terms, and monetization controls publishers impose. Exposing actual figures makes it riskier for companies to take advantage of talent.

At its core, the initiative is a call for integrity, fairness and honesty in the conservative new media landscape between publishers and content creators keeping the conservative movement strong.

Why This Cause Matters

There are several reasons why Stop Big Con tackles an important problem in dire need of solutions:

Poor Compensation Stifles Quality

With exclusive, undervalued deals becoming the norm, creators lack incentives or resources to keep producing top-level videos, podcasts and other content upholding conservative principles. Unfair contracts suppress the vibrant diversity of thought the movement needs to thrive.

For example, one conservative creator disclosed their channel generating over $20M in ad sales for a publisher, while their own revenue share amounted to just $200k per year. This imbalance demotivates talent.

Exploiting Talent Violates Principles

As Crowder notes, "If we allow companies to underpay rightwing creators while overworking them, how does that represent conservative values?" Stop Big Con contends it‘s hypocritical for publishers to act against the very free market competition and meritocracy conservatism advocates.

Transparency Protects Creators

By whistleblowing exploitative practices behind the scenes and bringing deals into public view, Stop Big Con makes it riskier for companies to take advantage of talent. Truth enables creators to make informed decisions and negotiate better contracts.

Without transparency, backroom deals tip bargaining power totally to publishers. Exposing actual figures balances the scales.

Why Supporting Stop Big Con is a Conservative Imperative

For the Sake of Creators

No individual or company has done more to create today‘s booming market for conservative commentary than breakout innovators like Steven Crowder. We owe it to them to ensure media power players compensate them fairly and treat them with respect.

Overworked, underpaid talent cannot sustain quality or quantity of output. Burnt-out creators or restrictive contracts make conservatism suffer.

To Uphold Principles

Conservatism promotes free enterprise and open competition. Backroom deals allowing corporations to control talent and limit their earning potential are fundamentally anti-competitive. Stop Big Con realigns incentives to reward merit and safeguard independence.

Without fairness and transparency, companies exploit information asymmetry. Creators have no leverage to get their worth. Rebalancing these power dynamics is imperative.

For the Health of the Movement

Conservative media thrives on vibrant, uncensored voices. Exploitative contracts muzzling creativity and diminishing returns on effort make it harder for the best talent to keep producing quality content upholding conservative values.

We need our most compelling communicators happy, incentivized and autonomous to grow the movement. Publishers hoarding power, IP rights and profits works against long-term vitality.

Recent Progress and Wins

Since its launch, Stop Big Con has already made impressive strides towards its goals:

• Over 50,000 supporters have signed Crowder‘s petition
• Numerous prominent creators have voiced support and shared mistreatment stories
• Crowder continues posting updates on Stop Big Con‘s negotiations with media companies
• Companies like The Daily Wire have shown willingness to revisit initial lowball offers, validating the leverage of collective action

A few highlights of success so far:

• Glenn Beck has spoken out about losing his Blaze TV channel after building a large audience and platform
• Dave Rubin shared his legal costs battling a publisher to regain control of his YouTube channel with millions of subscribers
• Louder with Crowder posted a 56% jump in yearly revenue after leaving restrictive partner deals

"The scales are tipping. But we need tens of thousands more voices unified to really change the game," said Crowder. "This is about setting standards of integrity for the whole conservative media industry."

What You Can Do To Support

If you care about fairness and integrity in conservative media, here‘s how to help:

• Sign the StopBigCon.com petition
• Share Stop Big Con posts and videos to expand its reach
• Encourage your favorite creators to get involved
• Call out exploitative companies when you see it happen
• Consider supporting crowdfunded platforms like Crowder‘s Mug Club that cut out middlemen

United, our voices can transform conservative media for the better. Let‘s leverage our collective power to uplift those speaking truth, uphold our values and return accountability and fairness to this crucial industry.

Support Stop Big Con today – because creators matter!