‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨BrikoX@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media

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BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Influencer = clout chaser. Much better name.

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- ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  In my day we called them sellouts
  
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etherphon@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The what? Fuck no.

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phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Can we just ban kids from ever being advertised to? There is no reason why companies should be able to do so beyond “but more monies for the shareholders”

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XLE@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Interesting how this flies in the face of Techdirt’s “Nothing to see here on social media!” article from just yesterday

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hornedfiend@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
tiktok is cancer!

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