politics

• Donald Trump’s election interference trial will be streamed on YouTube
• The U.S. Senate proposed the Restrict Act as a TikTok ban, but the bill may see some changes

  Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is behind a plan to amend the Restrict Act, which served as the Senate's first attempt to ban TikTok

  
• In “state of the creator economy” memo, MrBeast’s manager warns creators about TikTok investments

  Reed Duchscher, the CEO of management firm Night (which works with MrBeast) talked about TikTok in a "state of the creator economy" memo.

  
• President Biden now has the authority to ban TikTok. But should he?

  The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would ban TikTok on all devices in the United States. Now it's Biden's turn to act.

  
• TikTok has reportedly spent $1.5 billion to set up the team that will shepherd U.S. user data
• YouTube removed 10,000 videos to combat misinformation during election season
• Republican governors are banning TikTok on state devices
• Barack Obama was a social star during his two terms. Now he’s logging back on to get out the vote.
• Creators like MatPat, Vsauce, and ZHC are making sure their fans are Good To Vote
• Eugene Lee Yang is fundraising for Beto O’Rourke and making a Try Guys documentary about it
• Creators are sparking political debates on YouTube and Twitch. Can they change minds?
• The Biden Administration’s latest TikTok venture is part of a “six-figure” influencer marketing campaign