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

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/22/tiktok-child-skincare-influencers

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 · 13 pts · 148d (1 reply)

Influencer = clout chaser. Much better name.

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 148d

In my day we called them sellouts

etherphon@piefed.world · 3 pts · 148d
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phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 148d

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"

hornedfiend@piefed.social · 1 pts · 147d

tiktok is cancer!

XLE@piefed.social · 1 pts · 147d

Interesting how this flies in the face of Techdirt's "Nothing to see here on social media!" article from just yesterday