Young people and online safety advocates are seeking regulations for the industry and the enactment of labor protections for those under age 18 creating monetized social media content. Only two states have considered bills in recent months.
after creating a slew of content about his medical problems. Stauffer faced huge backlash, and people began questioning the ethics of such content.
The bill ensures that a portion of any revenue generated by a child influencer is set aside in a dedicated trust fund until the creator reaches adulthood.However, while the failed Washington state bill and the advancing Illinois bill originally included language ensuring that child influencers whose likeness was monetized on social media could request the permanent deletion of content in which they are featured, that protection was deleted from the Illinois bill.
“The problem of children being monetized on family social media accounts is a real and serious problem and will only gain more traction as time goes by and children who grew up on family vlogs share their stories,” said McCarty, the University of Washington student. “We can take action and protect these children through legislation that provides financial compensation and restores privacy.”
“It’s been hard to make friends because of YouTube. I’ve been stalked because of my online image, and we had to report the stalker to the police,” she said. “The whole time, we never acknowledged the situation online or slowed down making videos, because that was never an option for us. My parents know I’m concerned about people online and that I don’t like making videos, but they just say that people watching our videos aren’t really creepy guys.
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