Check out the new Election 2016 sets at YouTube Spaces in L.A. and New York
LOS ANGELES -- YouTube is ready for the 2016 election.
The video giant on Tuesday unveiled election-themed sets at its spaces in Los Angeles and New York.
People have come to YouTube to watch over 110 million hours of candidate and issues-related content leading up this year’s US Presidential Election, YouTube said.
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That statistic helped inspire the platform to build sets for the creator community, who YouTube says has "become a key part of these political conversations.
So far, creators -- including mitú, Nerdist, Key of Awesome, ABC News, Bernie Su of Canvas Media Studios in conjunction with The Young Turks, and LifeVestInside -- have utilized the sets.
"We want to help creators take their presidential banter and commentary to the next level and encourage their audience to vote," Chris D'Angelo, Director of Production and Programming at YouTube Spaces, wrote in a blog post.
Take a look at the sets below.
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Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
