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To think influencers lack of safety is frustrating

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Collectivethoughts · 07/03/2026 21:45

I follow an influencer on instagram. She actually lives local to me and seems to be a nice person. However she's moved home and just done a complete home tour and put this on youtube.
She went into every single room and described where the room was. She is going to continue uploading videos around how they are decorating and furnishing the rooms. The house is very grand and lovely so I would imagine the items in the house will also be that.
She is not the only one who has done this. Mrs Hinch has previously and other influencers.
Do they not think about theirs and their children's safety. Do they not think people may try to burgle their homes. They have just given them the blue print to the home. Do they not worry they tell strangers what room their child is sleeping in, that their back garden has no fence. I just don't get it? Is money and views more important than safety?

AIBU for thinking this?

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ThatPearlkitty · 07/03/2026 22:47

i understand your point but then some would say is this not victim blaming etc ?

Kimura · 07/03/2026 22:41

Collectivethoughts · 07/03/2026 21:45

I follow an influencer on instagram. She actually lives local to me and seems to be a nice person. However she's moved home and just done a complete home tour and put this on youtube.
She went into every single room and described where the room was. She is going to continue uploading videos around how they are decorating and furnishing the rooms. The house is very grand and lovely so I would imagine the items in the house will also be that.
She is not the only one who has done this. Mrs Hinch has previously and other influencers.
Do they not think about theirs and their children's safety. Do they not think people may try to burgle their homes. They have just given them the blue print to the home. Do they not worry they tell strangers what room their child is sleeping in, that their back garden has no fence. I just don't get it? Is money and views more important than safety?

AIBU for thinking this?

Do you genuinely believe that a burglar is going to decide to turn over a house because they've seen it on YouTube?

Most burglaries are smash and grab. On the rare occasion that a property is targeted specifically because it contains a high value item, then they already know where that item is.

I think the bigger danger is if the video gives away their exact location, allowing weirdos to find them.

Iggertyziggerty · 07/03/2026 22:38

How is it any different to videos and photos on Rightmove?

notabingthing · 07/03/2026 22:27

DarkForces · 07/03/2026 22:09

I don't think burglars generally put a lot of thought into it. They just chucked a brick through my front door then rifled through my things. They used my pillowcase to carry my jewellery out. They headed straight upstairs and started emptying drawers. It was shit and definitely didn't need thought or blueprints.

Sorry to hear this it must’ve been really hard, but how much jewellery did you have for them to need to use a pillowcase ?!

BertieBotts · 07/03/2026 22:16

A lot of them seem to lack any common sense. Someone I know IRL is trying to be an influencer and repeatedly showed massively unsafe environments that they have their child in and were surprised when social services knocked on the door. (No I did not report them, but I didn't find it as shocking as everyone else did that somebody might raise a concern, it could have also come from school). Their response to this BTW was to pause uploading videos for a couple of days and then make a hasty video showing how they had addressed the specific concerns SS had (but no mention of them in the video) and then immediately returned to the status quo of children in completely unsafe environments, just minus the specific ones which had been pointed out to them. Absolutely batshit.

DarkForces · 07/03/2026 22:09

I don't think burglars generally put a lot of thought into it. They just chucked a brick through my front door then rifled through my things. They used my pillowcase to carry my jewellery out. They headed straight upstairs and started emptying drawers. It was shit and definitely didn't need thought or blueprints.

brendaschmenda · 07/03/2026 22:09

PollyBell · 07/03/2026 22:05

Well yes it seems odd to me but then I dont do it so I dont need to think about them doing it why are you taking on this issue for them?

I don’t think she’s taking the issue on for them? Just saying she finds it frustrating

sorryIdidntmeanto · 07/03/2026 22:05

What about the ones who put their children online?

PollyBell · 07/03/2026 22:05

Well yes it seems odd to me but then I dont do it so I dont need to think about them doing it why are you taking on this issue for them?