Survey says 1 in 3 American kids between the ages of 8 and 12 aspire to be either a vlogger or a YouTuber. Kids are too young, often to understand what is happening to them when they are being sharented. The perils of parenting while sharenting coming up on Today Explained.
Parents are turning their kids into influencers on social media. What could go wrong?
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram, who also edited.
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