With the presidential election in the United States looming on the horizon, US Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has apparently turned her attention to video games and Twitch streaming in a bid to get people to vote.
According to CNET, AOC's effort resulted in "the third highest viewed single stream in history" which peaked at some 439,000 views.
As Ocasio-Cortez streamed the online multiplayer game Among Us along with streamers Pokemane and Hasanabi, with her fellow congresswoman Ilhan Omar eventually joining them, she repeatedly urged the audience to vote, with the media outlet noting that the stream was otherwise "light on politics".
While it probably remains to be seen exactly how effective AOC's appeal to voters was, the stream seems to have caused quite a bit of buzz on social media.
Some netizens focused their attention on what was said and typed during the stream.
There were also those who had some rather ambiguous things to say about Ocasio-Cortez's stunt.
And at least one person pointed out how AOC's Wikipedia page apparently got edited, with “Twitch streamer” being added to her list of occupations.
The US presidential election is slated to be held on 3 November.