Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$ (38,501,369)	$ (26,067,883)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment	276,791	28,857
Amortization of platform development and intangible assets	10,466,546	2,430,867
Loss on disposition of assets		94,875
Amortization of debt discounts	4,545,675	601,840
Change in valuation of warrant derivative liabilities	1,015,151	(964,124)
Change in valuation of embedded derivative liabilities	5,040,000	2,971,694
Bad debt expense	(363,147)
True-up termination fee		1,344,648
Settlement of promissory notes receivable		3,366,031
Loss on extinguishment of debt		1,350,337
Gain on extinguishment of embedded derivative liabilities		(1,096,860)
Write off unamortized debt discount upon extinguishment of debt		1,269,916
Accretion of original issue discount		69,596
Accrued interest	3,065,633	193,416
Liquidated damages	728,516	2,940,654
Stock-based compensation	10,364,787	4,340,824
Deferred income taxes	(19,541,127)	(91,633)
Change in operating assets and liabilities net of effect of business combinations:
Accounts receivable	(1,685,948)
Factor receivables	(6,130,674)	(1,384,333)
Subscription acquisition costs	(5,008,080)	(2,909)
Prepaid royalty fees	(41,250,000)
Prepayments and other current assets	(1,702,064)	(424,373)
Other long-term assets	(276,145)	(22,992)
Accounts payable	3,323,196	1,629,094
Accrued expenses	11,986,442	(129,535)
Unearned revenue	9,201,586	104,134
Subscription refund liability	(2,283,351)
Operating lease liabilities	(226,724)
Deferred rent		30,179
Net cash used in operating activities	(56,954,306)	(7,417,680)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(150,763)	(31,625)
Capitalized platform development	(2,537,402)	(2,156,015)
Payments of promissory notes receivable, net of advances for acquisition of business		(3,366,031)
Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash	(16,331,026)	(18,035,356)
Net cash used in investing activities	(19,019,191)	(23,589,027)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt	71,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt	(17,307,364)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(7,162,382)
Proceeds from 8% promissory notes		1,000,000
Payment of 8% promissory notes		(1,372,320)
Proceeds from 10% convertible debentures		4,775,000
Proceeds from 10% original issue discount convertible debentures		3,285,000
Proceeds from 12% convertible debentures	2,000,000	8,950,000
Proceeds from private placement of common stock		1,250,000
Repayments, net of borrowings, under line of credit	(1,048,194)	(956,254)
Payment for taxes related to repurchase of restricted common stock	(256,058)
Proceeds from officer promissory notes		1,009,447
Repayment of officer promissory notes	(366,842)	(341,622)
Net cash provided by financing activities	82,919,298	29,914,747
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	6,945,801	(1,091,960)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of year	2,527,289	3,619,249
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of year	9,473,090	2,527,289
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	2,852,262	39,373
Cash paid for income taxes
Noncash investing and financing activities
Reclassification of stock-based compensation to platform development	1,307,390	1,850,384
Discount on 8% promissory notes allocated to warrant derivative liabilities		600,986
Discount on 8% promissory notes allocated to embedded derivative liabilities		159,601
Discount on 10% convertible debentures allocated to embedded derivative liabilities		471,002
Discount on 10% original issue discount senior convertible debentures allocated to warrant derivative liabilities		382,725
Discount on 10% original issue discount senior convertible debentures allocated to embedded derivative liabilities		49,000
Discount on 12% senior convertible debentures allocated to embedded derivative liabilities	1,074,000	4,760,000
Exercise of warrants for issuance of common shares	735,186
Payment of 12% amended senior secured note for issuance of Series J convertible preferred stock	4,853,933
Liquidated damages recognized upon issuance of 12% senior convertible debentures	84,000	706,944
Aggregate exercise price of common stock options exercised on cashless basis		21,250
Aggregate exercise price of common stock warrants exercised on cashless basis		168,423
Reclassification of investor demand payable to stockholders' equity		3,000,000
Fair value of common stock issued for private placement fees		150,000
Deemed dividend on Series H convertible preferred stock		18,045,496
Assumption of liabilities in connection with merger of HubPages		851,114
Common stock issued in connection with merger of Say Media		1,925,001
Assumption of liabilities and debt in connection with merger of Say Media		7,629,705
Issuance of Series H convertible preferred stock for private placement fees		669,250
Series H Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock		12,474,704
Payment of issuance costs of convertible preferred stock		(159,208)
Series I Preferred Stock [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock	23,100,000
Payment of issuance costs of convertible preferred stock	(1,459,858)
Noncash investing and financing activities
Liquidated damages liability recorded against cash proceeds for Series I convertible preferred stock	1,940,400
Series J Preferred Stock [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock	15,000,000
Payment of issuance costs of convertible preferred stock	(580,004)
Noncash investing and financing activities
Liquidated damages liability recorded against cash proceeds for Series I convertible preferred stock	$ 1,680,000