The Truth About Social Media Platforms

Dear Hollywood

Alyson Stoner

Society & Culture

4.9 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Go to HelloFresh.com/50dearfresh and use code 50dearfresh for 50% off plus free shipping! Over 95 million photos and videos are posted on Instagram daily. Some people turn content creation into a livelihood and become digital influencers. Yet, rarely do they consider the deep inner workings of the platforms, who’s behind them, and the ways they’re intertwined with capitalism, politics, culture, and human well-being. Alyson shares their personal foray into social media during the Camp Rock concert tour in 2010, and questions about ethics and safety of child influencers (and everyone) online. As an independent podcast, your support means a lot. Subscribe and follow @alysonstoner to join the conversation. New episodes every Friday. 50% off Movement Genius for 250+ classes and tools to care for your mind, body and emotions: https://bit.ly/DearHollywood50

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0:00.0	I'm sweating.
0:02.0	Okay.
0:03.0	That's to hold them.
0:05.0	Joe, that's to cold them.
0:07.0	Okay, perfect.
0:09.0	Dear Hollywood,
0:11.0	The Truth About Social Media Platforms Dear Hollywood, the truth about social media platforms.
0:15.0	A long-awaited and highly requested topic is here.
0:19.1	Social media and kid influencers.
0:21.8	All I can say is careful what you wish for because we're about to go in and yes, this will hopefully
0:27.6	also address some of the comments around sponsorships that we've been seeing throughout the season,
0:32.3	but I have a feeling this is going to leave us with more questions.
0:36.7	So join me down this here rabbit hole.
0:40.8	Did you know kid influencers make up in over 8 billion dollar industry
0:46.2	with some kids raking in over 25 million a year just from unboxing toys or
0:52.1	appearing in family vlogs. But who's pocketing the money if there aren't any state laws guaranteeing the child sees any of the earnings?
1:01.0	Are there labor limits or regulations around a child
1:05.1	being filmed all day? And if you're monetizing minors is that exploitation or just
1:11.0	family entrepreneurship?
1:13.0	Is it a consent violation to share an adorable video of your child waking up in their bedroom
1:18.0	if they didn't give explicit permission and understand that millions of strangers might watch this and it'll permanently live somewhere on the internet.
1:25.0	Is social media the newest stop on the toddler to train wreck pipeline?
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