Ruby Franke made headlines in February as the popular YouTuber, with over 2.3 million followers, was sentenced to four prison sentences spanning between one and 15 years each for aggravated child abuse. The 42-year-old mother of six from Utah in the US pleaded guilty to starving and abusing her children while profiting from sharing parenting advice on social media.
Despite Franke's case being an extreme example, it shed new light on the issues around digital child labor and children's privacy in the age of social media—and legislators are beginning to regulate.
