Coverage in the Media
Here is a list of media organizations who have written about or spoken directly with Quit Clicking Kids or with Sponsors of Washington State or Illinois State Bills about our work to pass legislation to protect monetized minors. For other stories on Family Vlogs, Monetization of Minors or Sharenting, see the Resources
The Star Online – April 21, 2024 – “When those cute family videos are monetized”
NPR ‘1A’ Show – March 20, 2024 – “The rise and consequences of ‘sharenting’ on social media”
Baltimore Sun – March 6, 2024 – “Maryland considers rights of child influencers in family videos
CT Public Media ‘Where We Live’ Podcast – March 5, 2024 – “The realities of being a Kidfluencer”
Teen Vogue – February 14, 2024 – “Activists Urged Maryland Legislators to Protect Child Influencers From a ‘Monetized Childhood’ With No Profit”
WBBM Chicago – January 8, 2024 – “Is Your Kid on TikTok? They Could Be Owed Money”
Teen Vogue – December 15, 2023 – ‘”Right to Be Forgotten” Bill to Be Introduced in Maryland to Protect Children of Influencers’
AOL ‘In The Know’ – December 1, 2023 – ‘Gen Z activist Chris McCarty is on a mission to advocate for the children of influencers”
ITK: Behind the Screens with host, Niamh Adkins – December 1, 2023
Harvard Berkman Klein Webinar – November 9, 2023: ‘The Young and the Influential: Labor Law Reforms to Protect Kid Influencers’
New York Times – October 10, 2023: ‘Child Influencers Make Big Money. Who Gets It?’
Marketing Brew – September 15, 2023: ‘How one college student is fighting for the rights of child influencers’
WCPT Radio Interview – September 8, 2023: ‘Live Local and Progressive with Guest Host Turi Ryder’ Timestamp 1:40:00
Washington Post – September 6, 2023: ‘What’s next in the lucrative world of parent influencers? Earnings for the kids.’
NBC News – August 16, 2023: ‘Illinois passed a law to protect child influencers. Advocates are cautiously optimistic more states will follow.’
CNN News – August 16, 2023: ‘Illinois passes a law that requires parents to compensate child influencers’
WTTW /CNN – August 16, 2023: ‘New Illinois Law Requires Parents to Compensate Child Social Media Influencers’
CNN – August 15, 2023: ‘These kids get free vacations thanks to their YouTube fame. But what happens behind the scenes?”
AP News – August 12, 2023: ‘Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law”
Say ‘HI’ to the Future Podcast – June 23, 2023: ‘Episode 87: Quit Clicking Kids & The Monetization of Minors”
AP News – May 14, 2023: ‘Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that
Washington Post ‘Post Reports’ Podcast – May 12, 2023: ‘Should mommy bloggers pay their kids for content?’
Parentology Article – May 6, 2023: ‘Why Family Vlogs are Toxic’
BBC ‘Tech Life’ Podcast – April 11, 2023: ‘Kidfluencers: do we share too much about kids online?’
Washington Post by Taylor Lorenz – April 10, 2023: ‘There are almost no legal protections for the internet’s child stars”
KERO 23 ABC News – April 4, 2023: ‘Protecting child social media influencers”
NYTimes OpEd by Jessica Grose – April 4, 2023: ‘Brooke Shields, Social Media and the Public’s Withering Gaze
Scripps News – March 31, 2023: ‘Are child influencers getting paid for their content?’
AEON Article – March 30, 2023: ‘Honey, I Sold the Kids’
NPR Weekend Edition – March 18, 2023: ‘A new campaign wants to protect child influencers from being exploited by their parents
CBC ‘The Current’ Podcast – March 14, 2023:’Sharenting Discussion’Transcript here
Pluribus News Coverage of HB 1627 Hearing and Testimony – February 24, 2023: ‘Lawmakers seek protections for children of vloggers’
CNET Coverage of HB 1627 Hearing and Testimony – February 17, 2023: ‘The US Is Finally Dealing With the Exploitation of Child Influencers’
Mashable Coverage of HB 1627 Hearing and Testimony – February 17, 2023: ‘A new Washington state bill takes the first step in legislating rights for child influencers’
KING5 News Coverage of HB 1627 Hearing and Testimony – February 15, 2023: ‘Washington state bill aims to protect privacy of kids of online influencers’
NBC News Coverage of HB 1627 Hearing and Testimony – February 15, 2023: ‘How one teen is urging legislators in Washington state to help protect kids from being exploited on vlogs’
KUOW Interview of Representative Emily Wicks who worked with Quit Clicking Kids to submit HB 2032 in the Washington State Legislature in 2022 – January 31, 2023 – ‘How do you protect kids online… from their own parents?’
The Science Survey – January 18, 2022: ‘Family Blogging: Blurring the Line Between Parent and Employer’
Vox ‘Today Explained’ Podcast – November 2022: ‘Little Influencers, Big Business’
‘Heart of Gold’ Podcast – September 2022
Dutch Financial (FD Mediagroep ) – July25, 2022: ‘Children are click machines, but they are barely protectedhere
New York Times – Print-only Section June 26, 2022: ‘In Washington State, a New Bill Could Help Kid Creators Get Their Fair Share’
HerCampus – May 7, 2022: ‘This Bill Could Protect Young Children in Family Vlogs
Buzzfeed – May 13, 2022: ‘The Rights And Privacy Of Children Are Due To Take Center Stage In Influencer Culture, And It’s About Time
TechCrunch – April 12, 2022: ‘There are no laws protecting kids from being exploited on YouTube — one teen wants to change that
GeekWire – February 15, 2022: ‘Kids are non-consenting stars of some family ‘vlogs’ — and a high schooler wants to change that’
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