Lately: Buying a smartphone in the era of tariffs, YouTube’s 20th birthday and election memes

After taking last Friday off for the long weekend, welcome back to Lately. If you have feedback or just want to say hello to a real-life human, send me an e-mail. In this week’s issue: ? Happy 20th birthday, YouTube ? Should you buy a smartphone right now? ?? How election memes, TikTok trends and podcasts are shaping the federal election ? Apple and Meta fined by EU SOCIAL MEDIA Happy 20th birthday, YouTube Open this photo in gallery: YouTube turns 20Illustration by Kagan McLeod Twenty years ago this week, the first video was uploaded to YouTube: a grainy 19-second…