It’s Just A Little Content, Baby – The Ethics Of Sharing Your Kids Online: 'It's hard to know where to draw the line....'
"It’s hard to know where to draw the line..."Almost everyone enjoys watching videos of cute kids. How could you not? They’re hilarious, adorable, and often highly quotable – from “Charlie bit my finger” to “I smell like beef”, we have plenty of kids to thank for some of the most iconic cultural references and memes since the 2000s.
The ethics surrounding blogging children’s lives is a topic that has been buzzing around in the collective consciousness of internet users for some time now. Concerns include everything from children’s privacy and safety, to questions around child labour and exploitation.In fact, US state Illinois recently passed first of it’s kind legislation which ensures that those under 16 who are featured in online content must get a portion of the profits from that content.
We’re now deep enough into the technological age that some child social media stars are already grown up – and there’s a growing trend among those young adults to emancipate themselves from their families. However, there’s one distinct difference in how Melanie’s children feature; their identities are kept totally private. This decision was made by Melanie after careful consideration with her husband, when they weighed up how their kids could be affected.
This comes as social media users note disturbing patterns online relating to family vlog channels, including children being sexualised in comments, and viewership ratios being heavily weighted toward middle aged men.
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