politics

• Right-wing creators dominate political discourse online. Can a lefty startup flip the script?
• From New York to the Netherlands, Election Day went well for TikTok’s favorite politicians

  Zohran Mamdani and Rob Jetter earned big wins for political candidates with big followings on TikTok. What comes next?

  
• YouTube will reinstate some banned channels. Here’s how that “Second Chance” will work.

  After telling some banned creators that they can have their channels reinstated, YouTube has shared details about the "Second Chance" program.

  
• Nepal’s Discord election shows that platform bans won’t deter Gen Z politicos

  Young people in Nepal used Discord to elect an interim Prime Minister. The rest of the world should analyze in the context of platform bans.

  
• The White House is bringing MAGA memes to TikTok
• France’s Prime Minister wants support for his budget cuts, so he explained them on YouTube
• Research shows that YouTube Shorts steers from viewers away from political content
• TikTok wants to hire a manager for its news creators
• YouTube tells moderators to ease up on political, social, and cultural content
• 20 years of YouTube: In 2008, we did it live (and voted however we like)
• Viewership on political streams is up 56% year-over-year
• Creator content has upended U.S. politics. Now it’s influencing Canada’s elections to the tune of millions of views.