Why Utah Is Regulating Mom Influencers
The Journal. · The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
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Show Notes
Last year, a popular Utah influencer with six children went to prison for child abuse. Now the state has put a new law into place to protect the children in these videos. WSJ’s Zusha Elinson on the Ruby Franke scandal and her daughter’s efforts to keep it from happening again.
Further Reading:
- A Former Child Star Is Taking On the Dark Side of Utah’s Mommy Bloggers
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- The Rise of the Tween Shopper
- Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.
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