Should Ruby Franke's Story Create A 'Crack Down' On Family Vloggers?
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🗓️ 22 January 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
In this thought-provoking episode, retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke dives into the unsettling world of family vlogging and the fine line between parenting and profiting. Is sharing your child’s life online the same as signing a permission slip for summer camp, or does it open a Pandora’s box of potential harm? Robin pulls no punches as he questions the motives behind these decisions, reflects on his own parenting philosophy, and unpacks the "crazy" that can ripple through generations when parents prioritize fame and fortune over their children’s well-being.
Through a blend of wisdom, humor, and heartfelt anecdotes, Robin challenges us to “play the tape forward” and consider the long-term impact of exposing children to the digital spotlight. When the pursuit of more eclipses the importance of healthy relationships, where does that leave the next generation?
And ultimately, what will your legacy be—money in the bank or a hug that outshines it all?
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| 0:22.6 | The last thing they saw was someone they trusted. |
| 0:25.9 | You're tuned in to Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. |
| 0:28.5 | Featuring retired FBI special agent and chief of the counterintelligence behavioral analysis program, Robin Dreek. |
| 0:36.2 | One of the big points that Sherry's making in the book and publicly speaking out against |
| 0:43.3 | is family vlogging and the inability for children to willingly participate and have any sort of choice in it or have any sort of concept about how this may affect them, |
| 0:55.8 | five, ten, fifteen years down the road when they become adults and their whole life |
| 1:00.7 | or whatever mom thought was appropriate to be on the internet is out there for all the world |
| 1:06.7 | to see. |
| 1:07.5 | What's your thoughts on that? |
| 1:08.8 | Should there be more restrictions on parents making a decision |
| 1:12.8 | of what they're going to put online of their children? Now, the argument has been made even by |
| 1:18.8 | Ruby's sister and the aunt of Sherry. She's been making some statements because she does |
| 1:24.9 | family vlogging as well, that she believes there's nothing wrong with it. And the same way that she, you know, signs her kids up to go to camp and |
| 1:32.6 | give consent is the same thing as her giving consent for them to be on camera and whatever, you know, |
| 1:39.3 | she chooses to put out there. Isn't it sad we have to ask this question? |
| 1:47.6 | Tony, I know you, and I know what a great dad you are. |
| 1:53.4 | And I know that everything you do, just like me, and just like I would hope every parent, |
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