Can parents protect kidfluencers from predators online? | Four Corners

It’s the age of social media influencers, and kids are getting on board.

Encouraged by their parents, they’re filling our feeds, vying to be the next big thing. But can children ever really consent? And who’s watching?

Reporters Jessica Longbottom and Carla Hildebrandt meet the Australian parents who say they're setting up their kids' futures.

But there’s a darker side to this new and vastly unregulated world.

Four Corners investigates an online platform where potential predators can pay for photos of children, and looks at what tech companies – including owner of Instagram, Meta – what they’re doing to keep young people safe.

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This episode was originally broadcast as ‘Kidfluencers’ on 20 May 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview.

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