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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claire Savage

Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that

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Holed up at home during the pandemic lockdown three years ago, 13-year-old Shreya Nallamothu was scrolling through social media when she noticed a pattern: Children even younger than her were the stars — dancing, cracking one-liners and being generally adorable.

“It seemed innocuous to me at first,” Nallamothu said.

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