Child "Influencers" (Exploitation)

[meleeka]

I'd never heard of her so had a look. It seems her mother is successful in her own right and Harlow was touted as a child model when she was really small. She's friends with celebrities including Abbey Clancy, so that makes sense that her father is/was a footballer.

 

[Bobthecob15]

I'd never heard of her so had a look. It seems her mother is successful in her own right and Harlow was touted as a child model when she was really small. She's friends with celebrities including Abbey Clancy, so that makes sense that her father is/was a footballer.mother

Yep mother shot to fame via Loaded magazine for those of you old enough to remember definitely in the WAG era and social circle

 

[meleeka]

Harlow Luna White net worth, income and estimated earnings of Youtuber channel

Harlow Luna White net worth, income and Youtube channel estimated earnings, Harlow Luna White income. Last 30 days: $ 2.82K, March 2025: $ 6.2K, ...

br.youtubers.me

Her earnings via youtube aren't ridiculous, but of course there are all her other deals to consider.

 

[nutjob]

A child earning over £100k pa looks like quite a lot to me, no wonder the parents want to monetise them . Beats doing a paper round which was the thing when I was a kid.

 

[lynz88]

When I see this kind of thing, it makes me grateful that I grew up in a time before social media existed. There was MSN and MySpace was in its infancy, but overall we were just able to be kids, go outside and play with our friends etc. I do wonder if at some point there will be a rebellion against the likes of Facebook and Instagram - right now there is such a blur between online personas and reality and I think this will be very damaging for the next generation.

I feel really sorry for these children, no doubt they'll need therapy when they're adults and realise that they were cash-cows for their parents. I remember being mortified on my 18th birthday when my parents played a compilation of home videos to close family at my birthday party, me in nappies and in the paddling pool, talking twaddle...imagine this but instead of your aunties and uncles watching, it's anyone in the world. Quite creepy and overwhelming, enough to give any child or teenager mental health problems imo.

Very much agree with this and I too, grew up in the same time period.

it looks like there is an interest in protecting child influencers. Not sure how far along this is: https://www.essex.ac.uk/news/2024/0... laws, child,the account and curating content

 

[meleeka]

A child earning over £100k pa looks like quite a lot to me, no wonder the parents want to monetise them . Beats doing a paper round which was the thing when I was a kid.

My comment about it not being a ridiculous amount was in the context of funding a posh house and a luxurious lifestyle. If the dad's a footballer, that probably explains that.

 

[spotty_pony2]

My comment about it not being a ridiculous amount was in the context of funding a posh house and a luxurious lifestyle. If the dad's a footballer, that probably explains that.

I don’t think they even see his dad and not sure he provides for them either. I’m not sure they have even met him from what I have read.

 

[Char.barker]

I don’t think they even see his dad and not sure he provides for them either. I’m not sure they have even met him from what I have read.

Apparently he pays for their private school

 

[Sanversera]

I remember the woosh Cinderella video on h&h. I watched and although it was cute I immediately wondered what might happen if that Child fell off considering the speed her and the adult ( her mother?) were doing.is this child Luna White?

 

[ElleSkywalker]

I remember the woosh Cinderella video on h&h. I watched and although it was cute I immediately wondered what might happen if that Child fell off considering the speed her and the adult ( her mother?) were doing.is this child Luna White?

No that was Kizzy of Kizzy and Etti in the woosh Cinderella vid. I don't think Harlow does the same free range galloping about that K&E are known for

 

[DirectorFury]

She Was a Child Instagram Influencer. Her Fans Were Grown Men.

“Jacky Dejo” was introduced to social media by her parents as a snowboarding prodigy. Now 18, she has seen the dark side of the internet — and turned a profit from it.

www.nytimes.com

If you can't access that article, it's an indepth feature re a skiing prodigy whose parents put her on facebook at age 6, and instagram at age 8. When she turned 18, she immediately joined only fans and playboy.com. She's an adult who is making her own decisions now but surely no mother would want that for their daughter at such a young age...

You can read this article without the paywall here: https://archive.is/uYTqM

It made me want to vomit so I don’t recommend reading it, but it’s also an important glimpse into what can happen to these exploited children as they get older. I can only hope that some parents who are following the thread read it and reconsider what they’re currently doing to their children.

 

[ArklePig]

The mother seems very shrewd, so I'd be shocked if she isn't receiving maintenance. If the dad is who is widely to believed to be the dad, then he'll earn outside the typical child maintenance limits and she had possibly gone to court for regular payments/lump sum or he's paid a big lump sum to make it go away, but I'd be shocked if she's claimed nothing.


*And rightly so, edited in case it seems like I'm judging her for holding a father to his legal responsibility to maintain his child. I'm not. I do judge her for pimping her kids out though.

 

[Kirstineridesagain]

I remember when Kizzy and Ettie went behind a paywall. Looked like lots of elderly women were so invested in their lives that they signed up. I actually found them amusing too. So tiny, yet riding independently and so fast. But once I saw them trying to make money with picnics etc I just thought that was a bit odd. I never considered paying to see them, but as I had similarly aged children at the time who also rode (still ride) I found it quite interesting.

As for Harlow, I think she seems like a nice girl who’s trying so hard to please her mother that she’ll put up with anything and having her whole life filmed. Don’t think my daughters would! But I guess she gets a lot of attention and freebies, and opportunities. The amount of work she does must be insane, though. How she does school as well is beyond me.

The little redhead that rides a stallion over huge fences looks like an acute safety issue to me. The parents seem intent on making her famous, regardless of the danger of jumping so high.

I like to document our horsey life too, but only with a few snippets and photos, and with hardly any followers it’s mainly just a personal photo album.

 

[Char.barker]

I remember when Kizzy and Ettie went behind a paywall. Looked like lots of elderly women were so invested in their lives that they signed up. I actually found them amusing too. So tiny, yet riding independently and so fast. But once I saw them trying to make money with picnics etc I just thought that was a bit odd. I never considered paying to see them, but as I had similarly aged children at the time who also rode (still ride) I found it quite interesting.

As for Harlow, I think she seems like a nice girl who’s trying so hard to please her mother that she’ll put up with anything and having her whole life filmed. Don’t think my daughters would! But I guess she gets a lot of attention and freebies, and opportunities. The amount of work she does must be insane, though. How she does school as well is beyond me.

The little redhead that rides a stallion over huge fences looks like an acute safety issue to me. The parents seem intent on making her famous, regardless of the danger of jumping so high.

I like to document our horsey life too, but only with a few snippets and photos, and with hardly any followers it’s mainly just a personal photo album.

Does Harlow know any different? I’m sure her and her brother started out as child models I avoid watching her stuff as I don’t want to support a child being used for financial gain. From the little snippets I do see she seems polite and a fairly decent rider but I wad seeing loads of commments on tiktok about her being rude and ignoring people at shows. She’s a child and is no doubt concentrating on competing her ponies when at a show so give her some bloody space. I think it has Meg Elphick that said to people in the past to come up to her after she has competed and she is an adult who has been competing far longer than Harlow so maybe give a little girl some compassion.

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

Would like to point out that I didn't start this thread to start naming and chatting about specific children involved in these accounts.

 

[DressageCob]

I feel sorry for all the children caught up in the influencing trend. I am glad that when I was a teenager I was not under a microscope. I had grumpy days and friendly days, shy days and over the top, in your face days. I had the benefit of being a nobody so I didn't have adults scrutinising me (beyond beloved family members of course!). I know that as a teenager or younger there is no way I could sit there meeting hundreds of strangers and stay in good humour. It's a big ask.

The parents are the ones who should be criticised, not the kids.

 

[daffy44]

I think one of the problems is that social media is evolving so quickly that legislation is playing catch up, and the legislation assumes that parents are trying to protect their children online, this is problematic when its the parents pimping out their children.