When kids become content on social media | DW Documentary

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Countless photos and videos of children have been posted on the internet by their parents. Influencers share details of their …

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28 Comments

@M_maNs0uR8o says:

16 October 2024 at 22:34

Thats child trafficking by patents and child labour by social media compsnies

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@MoroccoLion says:

16 October 2024 at 22:32

As long as people want lots of money by any means they'll continue selling their children.

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@jessicaderosa9625 says:

16 October 2024 at 22:29

Sharenting is child abuse

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@nuj427 says:

16 October 2024 at 22:28

… And that's one reason you should get into film photography because the photos are for you and not the internet.

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@thatgirlwithbangs says:

16 October 2024 at 22:27

The American girl was so annoying, just complaining that her mom posted her middle school pictures on Facebook.

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@Menckenperson says:

16 October 2024 at 22:07

Thank you DW for producing this. I've been disgusted by all these young kids being treated like chihuahuas in purses for strangers to gawk at and judge.

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@Willgoes says:

16 October 2024 at 21:38

It's easy to explain that.
People's life is empty they need to live their lives watching the others "perfect life".
Don't worry about the end of the world, we are already there!

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@amadeo1974cc says:

16 October 2024 at 21:18

Looks like the movie. The Truman show

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@deborahthomas5102 says:

16 October 2024 at 21:13

Truly unbelievable to me. I had no clue so many parents did this. What a weird way to raise a child. Glad the internet wasn't around when I was a kid. Really sad.

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@cosmicpuma says:

16 October 2024 at 21:10

Deleted social media after watching The Social Dilemma. Over a decade of peace since then and one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

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@clairehachey2189 says:

16 October 2024 at 21:10

The last thing I would ever do is watch anyone's daily life on social media. I don't get the point at all. And seeing all these parents expose their children in this way is beyond disturbing.

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@gabiwonderwall0582 says:

16 October 2024 at 21:03

Diese Jessica…ohne Worte. Einfach nur abstoßend. Und behauptet, sie habe keine Wahl, als ihre Follower mit Informationen über den kranken Sohn zu versorgen. Wie gestört kann man sein. Wie ekelhaft egoistisch. Wie wenig die Bedürfnisse eines kranken Kindes beachtend. Absolut widerlich. Armer Junge.

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@Ponk_80 says:

16 October 2024 at 21:01

we all know that by telling people that they are wrong, is the very best way to get them to see your point of view.

Oh wait, no it's not.

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@marylander3798 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:54

I think more parents are becoming aware that posting their kids on social media is wrong and unsafe. I dont post my child and it feels like I meet more and more parents that do not either.

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@arsenal0095 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:53

39:20 sigma boy 😂😂😂😂

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@jayannakelley9051 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:44

Family vloggers (influencers) love that money they make. Especially if you live in Utah! (& Mormon ). They over-share every moment of their children’s growing up.

Am surprised you didn’t get into the Ruby Franke case. As she is now in prison for child abuse!

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@Parakeet-pk6dl says:

16 October 2024 at 20:41

It’s a form of child abused and it should be punished accordingly.

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@TomNook. says:

16 October 2024 at 20:36

Data security and privacy 101.

There's a whole industry out there using data willingly provided by the masses.

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@michelerosequreshey8345 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:26

People look at me and laugh because i dont use any media. This is it. Comments…on youtube 🤷

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@ingridseim1379 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:23

Wait… Deutsche Welle, you aren't making sense. What does Cam not using her real name on social media have to do with her parents sharenting her? She just told us she's hiding her current self from potential employers, not her childhood self. Why do you let this nonsense slip past unchallenged? This weakens the credibility of people like her.

When Cam talks about her childhood, she jumps from first person "I" to third person, "you." Who is she talking about? WHY DO YOU PRESENT SUCH AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT SO CONFUSINGLY? This doesn't really inform or help.

You've done such a bad job of portraying Cam and her mother, you present her so shallowly you make Cam look like a whiner.

And if Can wants to keep the love of her life to herself, why did she tell us his name and show him?

Can you say, "This looks like attention-whoring?"
Come on, Deutsche Welle. Can't you do better?

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@pedbr07 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:14

The laws protecting children in Europe and some in the US are great but I guess my question is how aware are those children of the laws? Is it clearly explained that they can have their photos removed? That they’re technically an employee on a payroll? Can they really consent? I guess those are the questions that come up for me.

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@patjonker6576 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:12

Sheesh…..anything for attention and money. Sickening

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@maxdout564 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:07

I will never understand why people even follow this kind of boring content.

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@Red-Robin4 says:

16 October 2024 at 20:03

Did that little boy tell his mother to feed him?!! If they are old enough to ask for it they are old enough to do it!!😮

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@thedutchmillgrainmill says:

16 October 2024 at 19:57

I don't understand why your child would film in a hospital anyway. And everything will tell what's wrong with him! to completely unknown people on a social media platform……

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@missm10 says:

16 October 2024 at 19:55

Influencer parents like these should all be in jail. Sharenting is a form of abuse.

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@romyarias815 says:

16 October 2024 at 19:49

😢😢😢😢 Heartbreaking

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@Itgyrl909 says:

16 October 2024 at 19:47

Companies are using the parents; the parents are pimping their kids; the faithful viewers are zombies; and the kids suffer identity crisises. Lord, help them all.

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