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China News Service, August 15th. According to foreign media reports, on the 14th local time, US President Biden received more than 100 content creators from multiple social media platforms at the White House, and joked that he was "looking for a job."

According to ABC News, the event was the first Creator Economy Conference hosted by the White House Digital Strategy Office. On that day, the White House received more than 100 "Internet celebrities" (also known as "content creators"), mainly including chefs, makeup artists, fitness experts, medical students, etc. from various media platforms. They discussed topics such as mental health, pay equality and the abuse of artificial intelligence.

File photo: US President Biden.

Biden told them, "In fact, you are the future... You are the source of the news... You are new possibilities. You are new breakthroughs in the way people communicate."

Biden then said, "That's why I invited you to the White House, because I'm looking for a job," which prompted laughter.

The Associated Press said that this activity shows the White House's attention to the "Internet celebrity economy" worth about $250 billion worldwide. It also shows that the White House recognizes that young people will become a key voter group for Democratic presidential candidate Harris and Republican presidential candidate Trump to compete for in the US election in November.

In late July, a coalition of 17 youth groups endorsed Harris. For months, youth-led progressive organizations have warned that the 81-year-old Biden has problems winning over young voters, and they hope Harris can take advantage of the newfound support among young voters.

Trump has also reportedly been spending time attracting "influencers," and his campaign hopes young male voters will give him an advantage in the November election.