Child Influencers: Should Kids be on Social Media?
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Hosts Abigail Hakas and Ireland Kennedy discuss and debate children’s use of social media through the lens of the D’Amelio sisters, mental health, and the concept of a third place.
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We pulled research from the following articles:
The origins of TikTok:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53640724
The D’Amelio family and their television show:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/28/style/charli-dixie-damelio-hulu-show.html
The dangers of social media to children:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/56818426
How many underage children are on TikTok:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/technology/tiktok-underage-users-ftc.html
Legality of money handling regarding child labor in the production of entertainment:
https://www.sagaftra.org/membership-benefits/young-performers/coogan-law
https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=103-0556
Third places and age discrimination:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/third-places-as-community-builders/
Competitive parenting and Facebook children:
https://www.uow.edu.au/the-stand/2017/the-rise-of-competitive-parenting.php
https://www.denverpost.com/2013/10/29/facebook-and-the-rise-of-competitive-parenting/
Music by Coma Studios on Pixabay.
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