A new law in Illinois provides protections to minors under the state’s Child Labor Law, meaning that children can sue their own parents if they fail to pay them some of the profits from their social media.
Spurred by a 16-year-old high school junior Shreya Nallamothu who said “‘I realized that there’s a lot of exploitation that can happen within the world of “kidfluencing”, and I realized that there was absolutely zero legislation in place to protect them.’
The teen emphasized that the bill isn’t aimed at ‘parents posting their kids on Facebook for their close family and friends,’ or even a funny clip that went viral.
‘This is for families who make their income off of child vlogging and family vlogging,’ she said.
This law needs to be passed nationwide to protect youngsters who are basically ‘child entertainers.’