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Kidfluencers: Do we share too much about kids online?

Tech Life

BBC

Tech News, Technology, News

4.3227 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Tech Life looks into the world of Kidfluencers, and asks if too much of children's lives are shared online to make money. We speak to those involved in the industry in India. We also hear how cyber is playing a role in the war in Ukraine and we speak to Bolor Erdene Battsengel about digital life in Mongolia.

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Do we post too much of our children's lives online? How Mongolia is attempting to become more

0:44.8

digital and the AI making videos available in more languages. I'm Shona McCallum. This is

0:51.1

TechLife on the BBC World Service.

1:01.0

Right, up first, how much of your children's lives do you share online? Welcome to my channel.

1:07.0

Hey gamers, today I am playing Escape Roblox HQ. Here we go.

1:13.6

Hi everyone, it's Maddie. I'm so excited today.

1:17.3

Oh, good morning.

1:19.0

In some cases, it's become a bit of a moneymaker for so-called kid fluencers, generating huge followings and striking deals with global companies.

1:29.3

But there are also concerns being raised about the negative attention that outweighs the positives.

1:35.2

In a moment we'll hear from Nisha Topwall, a mum in India whose daughter now has a large following.

1:41.4

But first we asked our reporter Mike Farrell to delve into the experiences of

1:46.0

some former child internet stars.

1:50.0

I just want to note that today is the first time that I've introduced myself with my legal

1:54.6

name at three years because I'm terrified to share my name.

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