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Mia Sato

Mia Sato

Features Writer, The Verge

Features Writer, The Verge

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    Don’t count on Google’s AI products for election info.

    The company announced today it would extend restrictions on election-related queries to more AI services including AI Overviews in Search, YouTube Live Chat summaries, and image generation in Gemini. It’s an expansion of the policy Google announced last December.

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    Mia Sato
    Etsy is launching an SEO tool.

    The platform’s Search Visibility Page tells sellers what they should update in their product listings to improve their position in the on-platform search — an important way for sellers to get in front of buyers. That might mean adding a return policy, swapping out a product image, or changing shipping cost.

    Seller Handbook

    [www.etsy.com]

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    Vice President, name this song and you win $5.

    Kamala Harris is the latest participant on Track Star, a TikTok game show where players identify a song for money.

    Internet shows like Track Star are a new kind of media circuit for public figures. Democrats want these viral moments — and they’re trying hard to make them happen.

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    Don’t pick up a Project 2025 duffel bag, I guess?

    Author and journalist Malcolm Harris found a bag filled with Project 2025 merch and documents on the street this week — apparently nothing top secret, but interesting nonetheless.

    The Washington Post reports that the Heritage Foundation, the right wing think tank spearheading Project 2025, filed a police report for “theft.” Then the cops showed up.

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    The online influencers shaping American politics.

    Wired has a cool interactive piece highlighting some of the content creators on the right and left who drive political discourse and change. The size of the bubbles corresponds to the number of followers the individual has on their social media platform of choice. Check out the full story for details on each person.

    A bubble graphic showing left wing influencers such as Hasan Piker and Carlos Eduardo Espina. The size of their bubbles is determined by their follower count.
    A bubble graphic showing right wing influencers such as Elon Musk and Logan Paul. The size of their bubbles is determined by their follower count. Musk’s bubble is by far the largest.
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    Influencers on the left.
    Image: Wired