There are No Girls on the Internet as a production of IHeart Radio and Unbossed Creative.

I'm Bridget Todd, and this is There Are No Girls on the Internet.

We talk a lot on this podcast about the ethics around, not to mention the safety of social media, especially when it involves young people.

And if you've spent any time at all on platforms like Instagram or TikTok, you've no doubt seen parents who make their kids, even babies, the focal point of their entire social media presence. And sometimes this can be

big business, generating a meaningful income in brand deals and partnerships. But what happens to kids

when their parents use them for social media content? It's actually kind of uncharted territory.

There isn't even a ton of research on the psychological impacts

because it's so new. And this is really one of those situations where technology, what it makes

possible and the norms around it, have evolved more quickly than our research or laws have.

But here's what we do know. Young people who have had this experience of being the focal point of a mommy blog

or a social media account are speaking up. And now, new legislation aims to regulate how parents can

legally use and profit from their kids on social media. I joined my friends Annie and Samantha over at the

podcast stuff Mom never Told You to discuss.

And honestly, I really, really, really want to know what y'all think.

Because like I said, this is totally new territory.

And none of us really know how it will impact young people.

So I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Hey, this is Annie.

And Samantha.

And welcome to Stefan Never Told You, a production of IHeart Radio.

And today we are once again, thrilled, so ecstatic, joyful to be joined by the amazing world traveling Bridget Todd.

I love the introductions you all give. They like truly warm my heart. Yes. Well, you warm our heart they, like, truly warm my heart.

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