Until 2024, a toddler could earn a family vlog channel millions and legally be owed $0 in every US state. Child actors have had protections since 1936, when Jackie Coogan found out his parents had spent the fortune he earned as a kid. California answered with the Coogan Law, forcing a cut of every child actor's earnings into a trust. Set hours, tutors, the works. Kids in family vlogs got none of that for 88 years. The law saw a parent filming their child, not an employer filming talent, so…

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PewDiePie announces he’s ENDING his family vlogs after 4 and a half years as his son Björn gets older, saying he wants to give him PRIVACY and the choice of whether he wants a public life ❤️ “I do not love being famous, I kind of hate it. I hate that I can’t go to certain places and have to be mindful of other people staring, sneaking photos, following you around… For Björn, he deserves his own privacy.”