On February 26, 2009 CARU (Phyllis Spaeth), NAD (Andrea Levine and David Mallen), and ERSP (Peter Marinello) hosted a meeting with several delegates from China's Advertising Association. Language was not a barrier because the delegation brought along an excellent interpreter. All parties gained insight into what the other does and all came to find that what we do is not all that different, even thousands of miles apart. We were even invited to come to CAA’s annual conference in Beijing . It was a pleasure having them and we hope to meet again in the future.
Although there are child labor laws in California that are designed to protect child stars from exploitation (The Coogan Act), the same protections don't always apply to child YouTube and Instagram stars, or kid influencers. Kid Influencers accounts are usually run by their parents since platforms like YouTube and Instagram have age limits of 13 years old. One consequence of not owning their accounts is that all profits received go directly to the guardians and, unlike traditional child actors in California, these guardians are not required to set aside some of the profits for the children. Advocates like Paul Petersen, believe the legal protections like those in California should apply to children outside of the state. Petersen has said that because YouTube is in San Bruno, California and they are paying to broadcast children, California law must apply to those child stars. Many guardians of kid influencers feel these regulations are unnecessary and that the guardians are doi...