Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media
‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/22/tiktok-child-skincare-influencers
5 Comments
BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 148d
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
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