YouTube enlists Ryan Seacrest, Bethany Mota and others to encourage viewers to #VoteI
 

YouTube enlists Ryan Seacrest, Bethany Mota and others to encourage viewers to #VoteIRL
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LOS ANGELES – It’s Rock the Vote, YouTube style.

The Google-owned video platform on Wednesday unveiled a campaign called #voteIRL, designed to get young people to the polls for the upcoming U.S. election.

“At YouTube, we believe in giving everyone a voice,” the platform said in a blog post. “So this U.S. elections season, we’re committed to making sure that people — especially young people — use their voice by voting.”

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The initiative kicked off with — what else? — a video (above) featuring a handful of popular YouTube stars including Hannah Hart, Bethany Mota, Hank Green and Kingsley.* Read more...

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