The White House is briefing popular digital creators from platforms like TikTok, on Ukraine and Russia. The administration is seeking to message to the highly influential group and reach a broader — and younger — audience.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki and officials from the National Security Council held a briefing Thursday with approximately 30 creators who have been covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine on their social media channels, including TikTok, YouTube and Twitter, a White House official confirmed to CNN. The briefing was first reported by the Washington Post.
Russia invades Ukraine "The material was similar to that given in traditional briefing calls to reporters over the last week," the official said. The official pointed to the"millions of views" that these creators have produced to explain the latest situation in Ukraine over the past few weeks. Read MoreIt is"one of the fundamental ways that Americans are coming to see the war evolve in real time," the official said.
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