California has signed legislation to protect child influencers from financial abuse. Thoughts?

[Smashingdoozy]

Governor Gavin Newsom signed two pieces of legislation to ensure children and teenagers who perform in online content are protected from financial abuse. The legislation has been championed by former child star Demi Lovato.

The legislation expands on the Coogan Law to include minors who are employed as content creators on online platforms, such as YouTube.

The Coogan Law is a decades-old statutory scheme that protects child performers and creators by ensuring that their employers place at least 15 percent of their gross earnings in trust till they reach adulthood.

The other legislation establishes financial and legal protections for minors featured in monetized online content by mandating their parent or guardian set aside a percentage of their earnings in trust accounts.

There's been talk about these legislations for a while and suspiciously some family vloggers have moved to another state like Tennessee.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

"and suspiciously some family vloggers have moved to another state like Tennessee"

Interesting indeed lol

Honestly, it's a world I have no idea about, what amount of money we're talking for child influencers and, above all, what pressure on kids... I suppose infos on this topic could be hidden? I dont know.
When I think about it, having underage making real money with social media worries me since it means they have a job, as a kid. It is the same kind of concern I have with child stars, pre-internet. Legislation against that? In theory, I could see the benefits of using legislative power against child labor then, definitely.

[ohsheeT]

That should be law for every state because you know we all know that not all parents are good and do the right things for there kids.

I would have thought that law already existed from years ago

[NaultD]

Just an updated coolant act. Probably update it to 30% to 50% with how compound intrest that young will benefit also how cheap a internet channel can operate compared to the film industry.

[Smashingdoozy]

You mean Coogan? As I explained

[NaultD]

We need a word for getting screwed by autocorrect.

[exitseven]

They named the law after Uncle Fester.

Shoot him in the back

[Danny_dan92]

I don’t think minors should be on the internet period.




Given how many sick predators are on it

[Smashingdoozy]

Unfortunately we can't stop that

[Danny_dan92]

Parents can

[Smashingdoozy]

You cannot enforce it

[Danny_dan92]

What I’m saying is parents should step up and do what they’re supposed to do

[Danny_dan92]

People love to fuck. More than half those people are willing to be responsible in the event their fucking results in a child

[Danny_dan92]

Aren’t *

[gatixek710]

His state is home to the pedophile network of Hollywood. As long as this remains, this law is an empty nothing.

[msc545]

Probably a good idea but it won't be enforced and it won't help.

[NathanDavis]

does that mean... from their parents?

[Smashingdoozy]

Prevents their parents from taking all the money

[NathanDavis]

about time... but I am sure they will find many ways to go around it