Cruel World Happy Mind | Family Channels are Actually Terrible. @cruelworldhappymind | Uploaded July 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
I'm a little late on this topic (forgive me) but ever since the Myka Stauffer and 8 Passengers controversies came out I became increasingly interested in researching family channels and family vloggers. I wanted to know what safeguards are put in place to prevent the mistreatment of children in family channels and whether or not laws like Coogan laws were present on YouTube. What I ended up finding out is pretty upsetting... so, today I wanted to analyze family channels and the harsh reality of this "family friendly" (aka advertiser friendly) content on YouTube that may not be as harmless as everyone seems to think...

Videos used:
youtube.com/watch?v=XaL5G5UxuaM
youtube.com/watch?v=nrNYmxzG12E

YouTube friends who made videos regarding Myka Stauffer:
youtube.com/watch?v=QYz1bj0IY-A
youtube.com/watch?v=3f4369G8UVo

RESOURCES:
theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/24/its-not-play-if-youre-making-money-how-instagram-and-youtube-disrupted-child-labor-laws
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/22/parents-exploiting-children-youtube-fame-easy-money
newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2017/11/are-we-failing-protect-child-stars-youtube
insider.com/8-passengers-youtube-drama-what-happened-franke-family-2020-6
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/child-abuse-charges-against-youtube-channel-s-mom-underscore-lack-n985526
theconversation.com/when-exploiting-kids-for-cash-goes-wrong-on-youtube-the-lessons-of-daddyofive-76932
nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/04/youtube-family-vloggings-dark-side.html
people.com/parents/myka-stauffer-youtuber-placed-son-adoption-explainer/#:~:text=She%20Has%20Two%20YouTube%20Channels%20and%20a%20Lifestyle%2FParenting%20Blog&text=She%20also%20regularly%20posts%20videos,6%2C%20and%20Nakova%2C%208.
today.com/parents/myka-stauffer-adoption-controversy-experts-parents-react-her-story-t182803

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