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The Unregulated World of 'Child Influencers'

Mar 21, 2024
Exploring the dark side of child influencers, discussing parental control of minors' online image, laws in the U.S. and Australia, brands' responsibility, platforms' reluctance to remove accounts, and the #SaveWren movement.
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Quick takeaways

  • Posting children online as 'child influencers' can lead to exploitation by online predators.
  • Existing laws and regulations fail to adequately protect child influencers from potential harm and exploitation online.

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Jacqueline Paul's Start on TikTok

Jacqueline Paul began posting content of her daughter Ren on TikTok when the child was less than a year old. Initially, she claimed she did this to create a digital scrapbook of memories for her daughter. However, as the account gained over four million followers early on, Jacqueline, a single mother, saw the opportunity to turn it into a source of income. Despite not fitting the usual profile of a mommy vlogger, Jacqueline's account for her daughter raised concerns about the exploitation of children online.

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