Senate Bill 1782 would put children who are featured in vlogs under the protection of the Illinois Child Labor Law. It provides that if a child under age 16 is depicted in 30 percent or more of a ...

Now, these child labor classifications don’t apply if a minor’s online performance is unpaid and shorter than an hour, which exempts much of kid influencers’ work.

Now, a new Illinois law, set to take effect on July 1, is giving kids some power by amending the state’s existing Child Labor Law—which previously only included child models, actors, and ...

Chris McCarty is a Seattle high school senior spearheading efforts to protect and compensate kids who are featured in revenue-generating family video blogs, or “vlogs.” (Photo courtesy of McCarty) ...

Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker on Friday signed a bill, inspired by Nallamothu’s letter, amending the state’s Child Labor Law that will allow teenagers over the age of 18 to take legal action ...

LOS ANGELES — Since she was a small child, Cam Barrett, now 24 and a social media strategist in Chicago, had her life documented online. First on Myspace, then on Facebook, Barrett says, her ...

Thankfully, the Government of Timor-Leste, United Nations agencies and civil society organizations all acknowledge the scope of child labour and its deep-rooted causes. This means that there is a ...

Child labour is a persistent problem in India despite government efforts over the decades to eliminate its worst forms. Indian law defines anyone below the age of 14 as a “child” and prohibits ...

As some states look to roll back child labor laws, Democrats in Congress introduce a bill to increase protections for children working in agriculture that would raise the minimum age to 14.

Child labour on farms in Africa: it’s important to make a distinction between what’s harmful, and what isn’t Published: April 30, 2023 5:08am EDT • Updated: April 30, 2023 5:45am EDT ...

Generation Z girl recording vlog for social media on internet. British legislators are calling for controls to protect child influencers from exploitation, and to create a code of conduct for ...