The Current

‘Kids aren’t content’: Concerns over ‘sharenting’ and children’s privacy online


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Parents who overshare pictures and videos of their kids online are sometimes accused of “sharenting” — using cute or embarrassing moments to boost views, likes and sometimes income. But there are growing concerns about the impact on children’s privacy. We talk to Sarah Adams, who runs Mom.Uncharted, a TikTok account about the dangers of “sharenting”; Alana Kayfetz, a content creator and founder of Mom Halo, a network of millennial moms in Canada; and Leah Plunkett, author of Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk about Our Kids Online.
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