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Kidfluencers’ Illinois payday

Aug 18, 2023
Harrison Ford discusses Illinois law ensuring child influencers get paid, the impact of child influencers, and the need for their protection in the industry.
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Quick takeaways

  • Illinois has introduced a new law that requires parents or guardians of child influencers to properly compensate them for their work, aiming to protect child influencers and ensure that they receive their fair share of the earnings.
  • The new legislation in Illinois is a crucial step towards protecting child influencers and may serve as a precedent for other states to implement similar laws, addressing concerns about privacy, consent, and long-term effects on their mental health.

Deep dives

The Illinois law protects child influencers and ensures proper compensation

Illinois has introduced a new law that requires parents or guardians of child influencers to properly compensate them for their work. Under this law, a child must appear in at least 30% of the content and the content must earn at least 10 cents per view to qualify. Parents must put 50% of the earnings into a trust fund based on the percentage of time the child appears in the video. This law aims to protect child influencers and ensure that they receive their fair share of the earnings.

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