TikToker backpedals after being called out for endangering a child

[jlw]

Originally published at: TikToker backpedals after being called out for endangering a child | Boing Boing

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[FathomBlue]

I thank god I didn’t have to deal with the pressures of social media and influencers when I was a kid (Gen X here) and I honestly wish I didn’t have to deal with seeing it now. You remember that really loud and obnoxious kid at the pool party that wouldn’t shut up until everyone watched them jump off the diving board? It’s like social media has only amplified and emboldened that sort of attention seeking idiocracy. All of these controversy faking, clout chasing asshats need to just go away. I legit got angry watching that TikToker’s response to the backlash he got. What an insufferable knob.

Damn it. I’m starting to feel like the old guy who wants the kids to get off my lawn.

[gracchus]

a TikTok family

That short phrase conjures up visions of many future hours in a therapist’s office for the kids.

[Alvin_Goodman]

Not a new video, but boy oh boy it sure hits all the marks.

Meet the social media influencer family | This is That

[fuzzyfungus]

Luckily, humiliating labor is only forbidden for POWs, not for children, so influencer families are free to flourish! No need for dignity of person or protection from public curiosity!

[sdmikev]

@FathomBlue

I thank god I didn’t have to deal with the pressures of social media and influencers when I was a kid (Gen X here) and I honestly wish I didn’t have to deal with seeing it now. You remember that really loud and obnoxious kid at the pool party that wouldn’t shut up until everyone watched them jump off the diving board? It’s like social media has only amplified and emboldened that sort of attention seeking idiocracy. All of these controversy faking, clout chasing asshats need to just go away. I legit got angry watching that TikToker’s response to the backlash he got. What an insufferable knob.

Damn it. I’m starting to feel like the old guy who wants the kids to get off my lawn.

Nah, you’re right on target - also old gen x here.
Family YouTubers/TikTok’rs and the like are fucking weird. And I thought people unboxing shit was strange…
The LA Times did a story a while back about someone being sued for child labor violations, endangerment and more:

Inside the blockbuster lawsuit threatening one teen YouTube star's...

[Grasshopper]

Safety regulations are written in blood. It isn’t to be a downer or deny you fun, it is so you don’t die or get maimed.

[knoxblox]

As someone who was a tiny kid even by my teens, it’s nice to know Disney has an easily searchable FAQ online you can check for things like height requirements. Our trip to WDW when I was twelve (pre-internet) was rather disappointing when I found out I couldn’t ride a few of the rides that I wanted to.

Help

(Heeelp)

[Mister44]

@knoxblox

(Heeelp)

I’m supposed to read that in Leeloo’s voice, right?

[euansmith]

Indeed, the other patrons, the staff, the EMTs, the cleaning crew, family and friends; tik-tok stunts can ruin a lot of people’s day/week/month/year/life.

[Brainspore]