Ruby Franke’s daughter warns about family vlogging: ‘It ruined my innocence’
convicted child abuser and “mommy vlogger” Ruby Franke, spoke out about being a “victim of family vlogging” and the “dangers” of parents who monetize their children on social media.She spoke to lawmakers on Utah’s Business and Labor Interim Committee in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, advocating for more protections for child influencers and describing what went on behind the camera as a child influencer herself.“My mother, Ruby Franke, is the prominent family vlogger arrested last year for child abuse. I don’t come today as the daughter of a felon, nor a victim of an abnormally abusive mother,” she said in her opening remarks, which she shared on Instagram.A post shared by Shari Franke (@sharilfranke)“I come today as a victim of family vlogging.
My goal today is not to present any idea of a solution to this problem, but to shed light on the ethical and monetary issues that come from being a child influencer.”Ruby Franke was arrested in August of last year, after her 12-year-old son escaped through the window of business partner Jodi Hildebrandt’s house and sought help from a neighbour, begging for food and water. When emergency responders found him, he was injured, starved and had duct tape on his wrists and ankles covering up wounds.Franke’s 10-year-old daughter was also found in a similar condition when police searched the home.In February, Franke was handed four one-to-15-year-long prison sentences by a Utah district court.
Hildebrandt received the exact same sentence.On Wednesday, Shari Franke spoke from personal experience to share the negative impact family vlogging has had on her life. She began appearing in her mother’s videos, alongside her five other siblings, in 2015.“It is more than just filming your family
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