Instagram 'Influencers'

[Hedgehog44]

AIBU in thinking posting your child's every move on Instagram is setting them up for being bullied and ridiculed by their peers or do you think it's ok to use your children as your 'brand'? One particular 'influencer' winds me right up with the way she infantilises her 11 year old son in her posts to get herself likes and I feel like she's asking for both her kids to get bullied. Kids can be really cruel.

There are 8/9 year olds with 95k to 200k followers themselves. Fuelled by media stardom and sports sponsorship deals. The children are ambassadors for all sorts of stuff. Lucrative but not sure a normal 8-9 year old is in control of their content & who sees it

But just looked at the tattle thread, and honestly that is appalling

Doesn't make it okay though? You can call out poor behaviour and gifting without resorting to derogatory remarks about their looks. You have to wade through a lot of surface level bitching to get to some of the good points.

To be fair, if you are going to constantly show your knickers, your gunt (how I love that word) and do first thing in the morning close ups to the camera before you even comb your hair and clean your teeth, I'm not sure how you can be remotely offended by anyone bitching about your looks on an internet forum.

Her behaviour or people’s comments?

Oh, I’m not interested in her enough to really examine her, no the comments awful if you don’t like it just ignore it

YANBU.

Did you see the influencer who documented her abortion on there at the weekend? When she grows up maybe she’ll realise not everything should be shown for likes.

If you're new here then top tip, don't advertise your business 😉

No way! I haven't seen this but no! Just no!

I've seen one couple posting every single thing about their miscarriage from photos with the child to actually digging its grave.

@RaraRachael are they a religious couple and one from a very large family? If not then there is another couple doing the exact same thing which is a bit disconcerting to see on Instagram!

Wasn't there a new law on data protection for children? It would be if that's the case on the information commissioners website not sure how a child could leverage that against their parent though if the law is specific enough in that regard