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.businessinsider.com/charli-d-amelio-bio-how-old-tiktok-famous-renegade-super-bowl-2020?op=1#damelio-burst-onto-the-tiktok-scene-with-a-dance-tutorial-duet-and-her-growth-has-been-nonstop-ever-since-1

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/28/style/charli-dixie-damelio-hulu-show.html

The dangers of social media to children:

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/23/1177626373/u-s-surgeon-general-vivek-murthy-warns-about-the-dangers-of-social-media-to-kids

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/

https://www.youthrights.org/issues/age-discrimination/business-discrimination/#:~:text=Businesses%20are%20often%20responsible%20for,a%20legal%20adult%20on%20weekends

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/

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