politics

• Substack wants its creators to stick around. A TikTok-style feed will help them promote their newsletters.
• Influencers are shaking up politics by winning elections. A progressive TikToker wants to be next.

  TikToker Kat Abughazaleh is looking to primary an Illinois Congresswoman by injecting progressive values into the race.

  
• TikTokers are using Shop keywords to band together against ICE

  Phrases like "cute winter boots," which invoke TikTok Shop, are being used to alert viewers about ICE raids.

  
• Trump administration to creators: “You will be allowed to apply for press credentials to this White House.”

  The Trump administration revealed its plan to credential creators and podcasters for access to the White House briefing room.

  
• Trump’s inauguration stream shows that his YouTube presence could play a bigger role during his second term
• Senators who passed the TikTok ban are realizing a lot of people won’t like it
• Podcasters influenced the 2024 election, so Spotify is setting up shop in D.C.
• Creators are becoming news anchors. Why do viewers prefer them to mainstream outlets?
• Election night coverage has gone online. Here’s where people watched the most.
• Canada is ordering TikTok to shut down its offices in Vancouver and Toronto (but the app isn’t banned yet)
• As Election Day arrives, Twitch clarifies the types of “Sensitive Social Issues” that require content labels
• As Twitch removes limit on Israel and Palestine signups, are its debates about to get fiercer?