YouTube Pledges $15 Million to Creators, Community Impacted by LA Fires
By Movieguide® Contributor
YouTube and Google have pledged $15 million to support their creators impacted by the LA fires along with the greater LA community’s relief efforts.
“YouTube and @Google are contributing $15 million to organizations via Google.org to provide immediate relief in LA in support of our creator community,” YouTube said in a post on X. “Recipients include @ENLA_VOAD, @RedCross, @funds4disaster, and the @INN, with more to come.”
“To all of our employees, the YouTuber creator community, and everyone in LA, please stay safe and know we’re here to support,” added Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google.
YouTube has also revealed it will open its production facilities for creators to use if they were impacted by the fires. This will allow creators to continue to produce high-quality content and thus continue to make a living, even if their normal production area was destroyed.
“On the long road ahead, we’ll continue to support recovery and rebuilding efforts alongside our partners across the industry,” the company added in a blog post. “In moments like these, we see the power of communities coming together to support each other – and the strength and resilience of the YouTube community is like no other.”
This pledge for support mirrors that of multiple major studios that have committed millions of dollars to fire relief as well. Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney have both also committed $15 million in donations, while Amazon, Comcast and Netflix have pledged $10 million each. Sony has committed $5 million, and Paramount Global plans to donate $1 million.
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Celebrities have gotten in on the action as well, donating hundreds of thousands of their own money to fire relief funds. These donations are especially generous as many celebrities lost property in the fires as they tore through wealthy neighborhoods, leaving nothing behind.
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