Grant Khanbalinov began posting on Tik Tok for fun a year before the pandemic hit and the platform’s popularity skyrocketed. It wasn’t until he posted a couple videos with his children, which both went viral, that his page gained millions of views. At first, it was a great side hustle, but this all quickly went south as he noticed the effect it was having on his children’s lives. We cover the many dynamics of family influencers and why this growing subcategory online poses real risks to content creators, their children and viewers.
Guest Information:
- Grant Khanbalinov, former family influencer
- Leah Plunkett, author, Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk About Our Kids Online, executive director, Harvard Law School Online, associate dean, Learning Experience and Innovation (LXI), Harvard Law School.
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