Politics

• Zohran Mamadani’s Twitch show brings government “where New Yorkers already are”
• Social media has political divides, but some feeds are more polarized than others

  A study published in the journal Nature found that Republican social feeds featured less negative content than Democrat feeds.

  
• Many leaders have banned TikTok on government devices. Zohran Mamdani is moving NYC in the other direction.

  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reversed an order that banned the use of TikTok on government devices.

  
• The activists who want No Kings are using Twitch to signal boost their next round of rallies

  A coordinated streaming event on Twitch doubled as publicity for the upcoming round of No Kings rallies across the United States.

  
• Johnny Harris is one of YouTube’s premier creator-journalists. He’s building Newpress to help others like him.
• Firearms enthusiast Brandon Herrera has a great chance to become the first YouTuber in Congress
• Creators have become indispensable political pundits. For NBC, that means more “Kornacki Cam.”
• Youth social media bans are spreading across the world. Spain’s will be an important case study.
• Democrats need creators during the 2026 midterms, so a group of Senators is reaching out
• Right-wing creators dominate political discourse online. Can a lefty startup flip the script?
• How do online platforms contribute to radicalization? The House is asking tech CEOs to answer.
• Research shows that YouTube Shorts steers from viewers away from political content