The French have laws limiting parents who Instagram their children. We have no such restrictions in the United States. In fact, social media and the world of influencing are still the wild west when it comes to children, the adorable little creatures whose images are fueling this industry. This episode got darker than we expected as we try to figure out the psychological and emotional impact of sharing images of children online. There are issues of privacy, of consent, of dignity. These ethical and moral quandaries have no easy answers and the only models we have for what this will look like in twenty years are child stars. And, well, we all know how most of them turned out.
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03/11/21 • 53 min
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Under the Influence with Jo Piazza - The Sharenthood
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My mom is an influencer. I am sick of being a part of it. I had some no photos hoodies printed for me and my little sister. It sucks because there's so much out there about us, and it's what's going to come up when I'm looking for a job, when anyone looks at my name. I first saw this message posted on an Instagram account called conscious Kid. My friend Dana from book Club sent it to me. This was a repost from a Reddit thread, and the original po
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