The Jordan Harbinger Show 1206: Taylor Lorenz | How Child Influencers Become Predator Magnets
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Sep 9, 2025 AI Snips
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Childhood Turned Into Content
- Child-focused family channels blur work and home, turning ordinary moments into monetizable content.
- That shift increases surveillance and normalizes documenting children's private development for public consumption.
Engagement Fuels Child Influencer Growth
- Platforms and brands pay creators per view and engagement, incentivizing frequent, attention-grabbing posts.
- Visual platforms like TikTok accelerated family channels and widened the pool of child influencers overnight.
Staged Emotion For Engagement
- Viral videos show parents prompting children to perform emotions for thumbnails or clicks.
- Some parents pressure kids into staged reactions to boost engagement and monetization.