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Catherine Jane Archer, Senior Lecturer, Communication, Edith Cowan University

Any online ‘kidfluencer’ content or images of children can be sexualised, as Four Corners report shows. So what can be done?

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The latest episode of the ABC’s flagship investigative program, Four Corners, makes for grim viewing.

It reveals cases of men making inappropriate and sexual comments on online images of children, often posted on accounts run by their parents. In some cases, the posts were made on “kidfluencer” platforms such as BrandArmy, which in the past allowed parents to run “junior creator” accounts to monetise their child’s online presence.

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