‘I’ve given up getting paid’: global tech platform accused of exploiting artists

‘I don’t want them to get away with treating people like this’ – artist Helen Clamp at her home in Bristol. Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Observer

It is a global technology platform that claims to “democratise creativity” by allowing up-and-coming artists to submit work to the world’s biggest brands.

But Talenthouse, which boasts clients including Netflix, Sony, Coca-Cola and the United Nations, has been accused of exploiting artists and failing to pay them, in some cases leaving them thousands of pounds out of pocket.