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Jessica Maddox, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama

US states are finally starting to put in place protections for the kids of family vloggers

Laws protecting child actors were written long before the rise of social media. AzmanJaka/E+ via Getty Images

Ruby Franke was once one of the most popular YouTube family vloggers, posting videos featuring her husband and six children on her channel, 8 Passengers, that racked up over 1 billion views.

In some, she chronicled their family vacations and family activities, such as painting together. In others, she detailed how she banned her 16-year-old son from sleeping in his bedroom for seven months and threatened to behead a stuffed animal.

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