kidfluencer
nounEtymology Blend of kid + influencer, equivalent to kid + -fluencer.
- In December, a 9-year-old kidfluencer known as Txunamy shared a photo on Instagram and asked her more than two million followers to comment on it and share their ages.2019 January 3, Sapna Maheshwari, “Online and Earnings Thousands, at Age 4: Meet the Kidfluencers”, in The New York Times:
- Putting aside the obvious questions regarding infant privacy, just who exactly are these kidfluencers supposed to be kidfluencing?2019 January 3, Jack Morse, “So it's come to this: An unborn baby 'kidfluencer' has 112,000 Instagram followers”, in Mashable:
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- As a result, most “Kidfluencers” parents manage their accounts in order to sustain their online presence.2021 February 23, Vanessa Cezarita Cordeiro, ““Kidfluencers” and Social Media: The Evolution of Child Exploitation in the Digital Age”, in Humanium:
- Even though only a small number of kidfluencers are this successful, the prospect of earning a steady income has attracted many families to participate in the trend.2022 September 6, “What are 'kidfluencers'?”, in INHOPE:
- Her tween and teen content was massive on YouTube, allowing her to build up a fanbase of millions on TikTok and Instagram, becoming the biggest kidfluencer of the 2010s – before everything collapsed.2026 May 28, Amelia Gentleman, “The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on OnlyFans?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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- kidfluencing