influencer election

• Influencer endorsements have created a campaign finance loophole. A proposed law would close it.
• 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.

  
• Johnny Harris is one of YouTube’s premier creator-journalists. He’s building Newpress to help others like him.

  Johnny Harris and his wife Iz are putting their YouTube knowledge to use with Newpress, a platform for creator-journalists.

  
• Firearms enthusiast Brandon Herrera has a great chance to become the first YouTuber in Congress

  A sex scandal in a Texas Congressional district could be the thing Brandon Herrera needs to make history in 2026.

  
• From New York to the Netherlands, Election Day went well for TikTok’s favorite politicians
• 20 years of YouTube: 2024 brought us the “influencer election” — and a vision of the future
• Creator content has upended U.S. politics. Now it’s influencing Canada’s elections to the tune of millions of views.
• With the “influencer election” around the corner, creator factions are digging in
• The Kamala Harris campaign let viewers watch World of Warcraft and a Tim Walz rally at the same time
• TikTok is a news source for U.S. adults, but they’re not following traditional media outlets
• Kamala Harris kicks off Twitch channel with DNC speech stream