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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

UK must protect child influencers from exploitation, MPs say

File photo dated 12/11/19 of a young girl looking at social media apps, including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp, on a smartphone.
The rise of influencers has produced a new outlet for the UK’s creative industries and boosted the UK economy but it has also brought considerable risks, said the Commons digital, culture, media and sport committee. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

The government must introduce legislation to protect child social media influencers from exploitation, investigate adult pay standards in the industry and do more to force influencers to flag paid-for content, according to MPs.

The rise of influencers has produced a new outlet for the UK’s creative industries and boosted the UK economy but it has also brought considerable risks, said the House of Commons digital, culture, media and sport committee.

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