Children in the interwebs

[Here me roar]

So, I started following this British kid a little while ago on IG, Cooking with Carter. He doesn't cook, but makes simple dishes and yells into the camera with his adorable accent. The vids are short and he's cute. But he was recently in the states (meeting sponsors I think) and they posted a video of him being an absolute brat, out of control and grabbing the face on the guy he was in camera with. He is quite young and I'm sure he was overstimulated, but I was repulsed. There's another IG kid named Levi who cooks with his father. I've never followed him but see the vids. He's cute and precocious, and his father is a great chef. Anyway, I'm uncomfortable with how these kids have been monetized, which is why I've never followed Levi. I'm just curious what everyone thinks about this.

 

[dixiehack]

Saw a quickie Facebook reel this week where the woman was giving side eye to all the “influencer” families who are suddenly moving out of California now that the state has mandated that kids have to be paid if they appear in social media clips their parents are monetizing. First I’ve heard of it but I can easily picture the problem.

I will mention my daughter on Facebook from time to time and share photos but I never tag her on there. Thankfully she seldom uses her account (or else has a burner).

 

[micropolitan guy]

So, I started following this British kid a little while ago on IG, Cooking with Carter. He doesn't cook, but makes simple dishes and yells into the camera with his adorable accent. The vids are short and he's cute. But he was recently in the states (meeting sponsors I think) and they posted a video of him being an absolute brat, out of control and grabbing the face on the guy he was in camera with. He is quite young and I'm sure he was overstimulated, but I was repulsed. There's another IG kid named Levi who cooks with his father. I've never followed him but see the vids. He's cute and precocious, and his father is a great chef. Anyway, I'm uncomfortable with how these kids have been monetized, which is why I've never followed Levi. I'm just curious what everyone thinks about this.

You probably won't want to watch the Little League World Series then ...

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

It all started with reality TV and shows like Honey Boo Boo.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

My kid just watched the Piper Raquel (sp?) documentary on Netflix about her relationship with her mother, who used her to gain a big following. Apparently it was a whole thing called The Squad, and some of the parents were exploiting the kids.

 

[Spartan Squad]

My big fight right now is not letting my kid watch Russians-American kids on his device. On its surface it’s kids playing games and doing pretend. But it’s really a bunch of rich kids showing off how rich their parents are. They get whatever they want and are growing up on YouTube. I hate it for the kids who have a relationship with their parents for the cameras and I hate it for my kid who is watching people get everything they want.

I find the whole children on YouTube to be exploitive. I’ve had to pick my battles, but I hate it.

Little League World Series is equally problematic mostly because it gives parents unrealistic visions of what their kid’s baseball careers could be and how they need to be covered. For the kids themselves, it’s a moment in time and they can tell everyone they were on TV one day. So I don’t hate it near as badly as Vlad and Niki.

 

[MisterCreosote]

I let my son create a YouTube channel during the pandemic just to blow off some steam.

Now, both of my kids have a channel. They only have a few followers each, mainly friends and family, and I watch that like a hawk. My son records his group Roblox/Fortnite/skateboarding sessions. My daughter records stuff with slimes she makes. Pretty harmless overall.

Some of the **** they watched when they were younger was just plain gross in their exploitation. “Ninja Kidz” and “Kid City” were the big ones. And, of course, “Ryan.”

Most of the gamer set are douchebags, too. With the notable exception of Kindly Keyin.

 

[swingline]

It all started with reality TV and shows like Honey Boo Boo.

It ALL started with "The Real World" on MTV, when that network went from showing videos to stupid ****.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Some of the **** they watched when they were younger was just plain gross in their exploitation. "Ninja Kidz" and "Kid City" were the big ones. And, of course, "Ryan."

Oh my God. I could punch Ryan’s mom in the face and not feel bad about it.