The Sharenting Reckoning: How Things Are Changing for Family Influencers

The Sharenting Reckoning: How Things Are Changing for Family Influencers | Cosmopolitan

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⚠️ Correction: 13:11 | Cosmopolitan misidentified the person speaking about legislation to protect child influencers. It is California State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego).
Millennial and Gen Z content creators have built massive platforms-and fortunes-from splashing their children’s lives all over social media. In this mostly unregulated world of vlogs, TikTok, and sponcon, children are, for the most part, not entitled to a single cent they help earn. And despite allegations of exploitation and fears of AI and the Dark Web, the “sharenting” world is still split over what’s right and wrong.
Journalist Fortesa Latifi spoke with parent influencers on both sides of the issue: those who no longer make content featuring their kids and those who refuse to stop (and even a former nanny to an influencer family). And she digs deep into the murky world of influencer finances in this multi-billion dollar industry.
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@jademaskell322 2 ай бұрын

God. Hearing your daughter say she’s uncomfortable with something, the solution is to give them more money. I get that the children said not to take it down, but as a parent you have a responsibility to make sure your children is comfortable. Regardless of what they say. Especially when she knows that YOU would want to keep the video up and that it would be making money for the family

@syd5380 2 ай бұрын

"Comparing my daughters" is just an absolutely insane video idea to have and then _go through with_ ? Like I cannot imagine what it must be like to see the content your parent chooses to make about you. Like, what damage are they unknowing doing to their kids in the way they talk and post about them online? "My mom tends to only makes posts about me when I'm trouble, but my sister is in videos all the time" is something I can see accidentally happening. What does that do to a child? Not only are they talking about their kids online, they're subjecting their children to public opinion, which they frequently can or at least will be able to see. It makes me so sad.

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Think of what she doesn’t admit to doing!!

@jillr759 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely not a decision for a child.

@jillr759 2 ай бұрын

@@syd5380it’s absolutely a crime in my eyes.

@hannahnagle1578 2 ай бұрын

Also, as a kid, if mom takes it down, I don't get money. If mom keeps it up, I'm gonna get $500. So why tell mom to take it down? It's not consent and it is so unfair.

@toodleloos 2 ай бұрын

gotta be honest, letting someone hold your kids cuz they saw them online is bananas

@Maiju86 Ай бұрын

I hope she didn't let them hold her! 😱😨 It's crazy someone would even ask to do that... And scary!

@marym.kelley4644 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU for covering this INCREDIBLY important topic.

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@kellymaddick3981 2 ай бұрын

Family vloggers are gross, these poor kids can't consent to have their whole life shared with (potentially) the whole world. Every silly mistake you make as a child, every emotional moment you've had, every health scare, puberty, bullying, relationships and so much more is exploited for attention and money. These kids will be terrified to ever express their emotions to their parents in fear of it becoming content. Their lives are scripted and rehearsed. They likely see a happy family performing for the camera then behind the scenes, there's neglect and manipulation/grooming. These kids will resent their parents and every childhood memory or they'll be so self absorbed that they won't even understand the concept of every action has a reaction, there are consequences to every decision you make.

@DiannaGrable-fm8jd 2 ай бұрын

Have you ever watched The Dougherty Dozen? She is the worst Mother I have ever seen. Also, This Mad Mama is a kid raising 12 kids. Her kids are filthy and so is her home. She is in cahoots with DD.

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Sad but true!

@dexterdog9918 2 ай бұрын

Family vloggers are disgusting. Thank you for covering this!

@Ryanireland444 2 ай бұрын

I agree!!!

@SpirituallyInspired 2 ай бұрын

Even child actors who's parents did everything "right" still had/have a hard time as adults. Social media is worse than Hollywood for "child actors"

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@lesliesheppard6112 2 ай бұрын

Yeah because at least the general public doesn’t know where child actors go to school, live, what their families look like. Kids on KZfaq have none of that protection. For so many of them every aspect of their life is shown on the internet.

@KAY-sk6tk 2 ай бұрын

Major documentary of child influencers coming 2030. I can feel it.

@meganshay 2 ай бұрын

It will be sooner than that

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

@@meganshayhopefully ❤

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

We gotta talk about it more and make others aware!!!!

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

I can’t believe how few views this has!! I’m trying to comment as much as I can to boost it up 🤷🏽‍♀️

@streamofawareness 2 ай бұрын

Tbh what scares me today is thanks to AI people can take kids’ faces and create CSEM or other fake videos pretending to be the parent without the real child or parent ever knowing. The potential for harm gets bigger and scarier as time goes on.

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Honestly the list could go on and on!!!

@thegenevasays 2 ай бұрын

The daughter was uncomfortable but she left it up and gave her the money? Yikes (even if the kid said keep it up…still very yikes)

@kellymaddick3981 2 ай бұрын

Imagine admitting to grooming your child in an interview 😬

@kellymaddick3981 2 ай бұрын

Imagine admitting to grooming your child in an interview 😬

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Right!! She actually admitted to that and saw no problem? Sick

@gatherthesenses 2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad to see this being discussed on a large platform. I never really thought too much about it until i saw a British vlogging family sell a replica doll of their newborn baby, and now it's something i cannot stand to see. Seeing parents exploit their children's lives, their illnesses, their successes, their embarrassing moments, EVERYTHING, for their own financial gain is sickening.

@PIRATEatNIGHT 2 ай бұрын

So obvious that it’s the parents that want to be famous. The three here were clearly thrilled at being recognized in public, when I’m sure it’s a terrifying experience for kids

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Bless yall for talking about this!!! It’s disgusting what these kids and babies are going through.

@Romanticideitzcoatl 2 ай бұрын

People were warning not to do this. The very second Facebook took off it was being warned to be careful of what pictures you uploaded of your kids. It’s disingenuous to go “How could this have happened” when people were screaming warnings all steps of the way 🤦🏾‍♀️

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

They even admitted that there’s scary people out there. But as long as the money comes in. They’ll never stop!!

@thebobbleheaddiaries6921 2 ай бұрын

Finally more speaking out about the fame seeking parents. I hope one day those exploited children sue those that allowed this to happen

@susank2586 2 ай бұрын

I have so much respect for Grant and how he speaks. He has so many great points. Well done to all these parents who recognized the problem with putting their kids online. I do watch Toni and never saw a time she put her kids online. Which I'm glad of.

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Right!! Instant respect for them all!! ❤

@Katers1343 Ай бұрын

Ain’t no way they interviewed thismadmama like she isn’t physically, mentally, and medically neglectful of all her children.. sitting here stating that she knows how dangerous it is to put her kids online but continues to do so for a pay check/begging viewers to buy off wish lists. The cognitive dissonance is phenomenal.

@roseobrian2586 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for bringing attention to the horrible exploitation of children.

@Kyra_x 2 ай бұрын

These people walked right into the point of why you shouldn't put your kids on the internet and they still didn't see it!!! These people are beyond disgusting. This is child endangerment and they are willingly putting their kids thrue this!! Their kids should be taken away from them and these so called parents should be in jail!!!

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Who came here from DCP channel?

@pineappleyumyumcake2103 2 ай бұрын

🙋 I did. I wanted to give this video a view and a thumbs up, even though I just watched it on his channel.

@annmariedobbin4369 2 ай бұрын

Me😊

@catastrophe9150 2 ай бұрын

Same! Just doing what I can to spread the word.

@soude85 2 ай бұрын

Just watched it on his channel and came here straight away!

@jayannakelley9051 2 ай бұрын

🙋‍♀️ Same! And for all the same reasons as stated above!

@annmariedobbin4369 2 ай бұрын

Hi come over from dad challenge podcast please keep shining a light for these poor children, the "parents" are disgusting!

@catastrophe9150 2 ай бұрын

Spread the word! I have commented on comments.

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@jayannakelley9051 2 ай бұрын

Yes! Same here…

@peacelovewar98 2 ай бұрын

I’m so happy Tori Phantom agreed to an interview, they’re wonderful. They have a podcast with Gwenna Laithland called Childproof that’s wonderful! Glad to see more attention coming to family vloggers.

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

Yes! I was happily surprised to see her as well. I like them both

@mandys6323 2 ай бұрын

So glad too see this covered on a large platform. Hopefully this reaches the right people.

@jessicad9316 2 ай бұрын

Amazing reporting.

@bethanybielamowicz9384 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for shedding light on something that not enough people are talking about 👏🏻 👏🏻

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

❤❤ Guys views are up!! ❤❤ Keep talking.

@MsXenyy1 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

@aannika2012 2 ай бұрын

Came here from DCP. I hope to one day see the laws demonetize family vlogger channels, save the kids their respect for privacy

@SourPickles8 2 ай бұрын

Sameee

@jayannakelley9051 2 ай бұрын

Same here!

@francescavincis1581 2 ай бұрын

The cognitive dissonance is making scream

@ConcreteCauldron 2 ай бұрын

This reminds me of the It’s Judy’s Life channel. In my opinion they exploit their 5 girls.

@Maiju86 Ай бұрын

Gret video, thank you! ❤ Kids are NOT content!

@soniasidhu-ghuman6089 Ай бұрын

Ryan's Toy Review and A For Addely oh man those parents give me major ickkk vibes...check on those kids in a few years 😮

@31SingerGeorgia 2 ай бұрын

In short all of this is so messed up it's rediclous

@lannah080907 2 ай бұрын

It’s really sad to sit back and watch these kids life be destroyed 😢

@bethsnyder8376 Ай бұрын

What about parents who put their medically fragile children on KZfaq and rationalize it that they are just creating exposure and understanding of their child's disability. One vlogger admits not being married to her partner, so they can get the state maximum $ to care for their child's treatments.

@marilynpests Ай бұрын

How are influencers taxed? How do they report income from social media outlets

@MrsKDC 2 ай бұрын

I highly recommend following The Dad Challenge Podcast. He (Josh) covers the exploitation of children by their parents on social media. A child cannot give INFORMED CONSENT to having their private lives posted publicly.

@jayannakelley9051 2 ай бұрын

Yes!

@legal_voyage Ай бұрын

I'm hoping to do my postgrad law thesis on this topic. Thank you for the recommendation.