I have long been suspicious that big tech wants to take the rights of parents away, to get minors on-line, in order to enable them to be used as labor, contravening child labor laws, IMO.
More and more folks are working remotely.
Big Tech stands to make a lot of money from kids that are social media influencers. If laws like this are enforced, platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok and others stand to lose billions from kids that make videos for other kids to view.
Personally, I think it is shameful. . the folks on here that aren't standing up for protecting children from irresponsible parents.
Whether it is just simple videos of kids playing with toys, or kids playing video games? I can't say I understand the attraction, but kids really do love to watch other kids playing with toys and playing video games. It is big business. To say nothing of the viral teen inflluencers the bring in profits for their respective platforms.
. . and their parents? Like in the old days of parents sending their kids to sweatshops or coal mines, they too, don't want government getting in the way of the goose that lays the golden egg. They want the right to,
"home-school," so these kids can continue to bring home the bacon for their families.
. . . and the market place sure as hell doesn't give a shit about the future of these minors either. . .
Top players have left pro leagues to pursue streaming full-time as the industry veers more toward content creators.
www.wired.com
Every month, Enthusiast Gaming reaches over 300 million gamers. They are capitalizing on the changing demographic trends where more people today are watching eSports than the NBA or MLB.
www.forbes.com
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influencermarketinghub.com
Online videos of people opening and playing with toys are big business, but are they harmful to children?
www.abc.net.au
Blurring the line between playtime and business
www.theverge.com
Michael Maven looks at a 7-year-old who earns $22m a year, as YouTube's biggest earner.
www.forbes.com