Politician Allen Ellison launches Roblox YouTube channel

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This article has been updated to include quotes from Allen Ellison.

Florida-based politician Allen Ellison recently launched a Roblox YouTube channel, in an effort to appeal to a broader audience by using the well-known sandbox game platform.

As reported by the Roblox RTC Twitter account, Ellision’s first video on his Roblox YouTube channel, officially called Allen Ellison Roblox YouTube, is a short that features a brief interview with YouTuberLaughability.

In the video, posted on September 3, Ellison offers Laughability his thoughts on the metaverse before the YouTuber asks the politician about what records he enjoys. It’s a short, fun, and light conversation that gives a small peek into Ellison’s personality and show he’s familiar with the same technology that his constituents use.

“I started my YouTube channel so that I can continue connecting with younger audiences. I believe in community engagement, youth leadership and creating social impact,” he told PCGamesN via email.

In a tweet on the same day, Ellison shared that in 2021, he was the first politician to join Roblox and said he’d met thousands of future leaders via the United for America mentoring group on the Roblox platform.

“Social change can happen through the passing of laws or it can happen by reaching younger audiences with the right messages for these platforms, I choose the latter,” he says. “Our young people can benefit greatly from messages of love, hope, unity, and the idea that we are in this world together and that we need one another.”

And it looks like Ellison’s investment in Roblox is paying off. He has amassed more than 146,000 Twitter followers and is a well-known voice within the Roblox community. He regularly shares tweets from fans who have