Social media star, Danielle Cohn has almost 4 million followers on Instagram, 1.4 million
on youtube, and over 13 million fans total after becoming one of TikTok’s biggest stars.
But, there’s a chance she will no longer have a career when she turns 18.
I’m going to dish out The Dark Truth About Danielle Cohn right here on IO.
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Danielle Cohn is one of the youngest stars to make a full time career out of social media.
Her mom started posted videos of her singing and dancing when she was just 6 years old
and her fame started to take off when she began using the Tik Tok app.
From there, she has grown her own Youtube channel, and banks money through brand deals
on Instagram.
Her photos and captions are often provocative which has brought her a lot of negative attention.
You can see her wearing bikinis, lingerie, tight dresses, and even lying beside Hugh
Hefners Wax Figure while wearing the Playboy bunny ears.
Her mom has also faced the heat because she is her manager, and many would say she isn’t
doing a good job as a parent by letting her daughter create an image like this at such
a young age.
But, let’s be honest, she’s making money moves.
Some dark truth has come to surface though exploiting that this is not a good line of
work for someone so young, and that when she’s 18 years old, it all might crumble.
Rohan Midha, co-founder of the influencer agency called PMYB says: once on the internet,
always on the internet.
When she does hit 18 she may not be able to be doing these brand deals any more.
It may not be a sustainable career.
She may need to get a normal job like everyone else, but all of this stuff will come up when
an employer searches her name.
The only reason she is able to have brand deals right now is because her mom is acting
as her manager.
Under UK law, social media companies have no obligations to children under the age of
18 because they are not employing them to use their platform.
Keely Rushmore, a partner at Bristish Law firm says: In the UK, children can potentially
enter into contracts for services personally, but this can be problematic.
A way around this is to contract with the parents of the child instead, and I would
expect that many brands choose this option in order to protect themselves.
This also leads us to the big debate on how old Danielle Cohn actually is.
I recently covered a video where her own dad exploited her and revealed proof that she’s
actually only 13 years old.
Her mother comes to her defence when it comes to her career and said: you might not agree
with what my daughter posts or what she does, but at this age she is setting up her life,
she can become a millionaire at her age.
SO it’s clear that this is all about money.
And she’s probably right, she can become a millionaire.
But when she’s 18, and able to submit to brand deals on her own, her mother will no
longer be her manager.
And the negative image she’s been building, might not get her deals that will keep her
financially stable.
The Children’s Charity, the NSPCC, warns that there is no way of controlling what happens
to an image once it is on the internet.
Their warning states: Parents should be aware there can be negative consequences of children
sharing pictures of themselves on social media, as they will never be able to control where
those images go.
Didn’t we learn about this in like high school?
I think that’s one thing we keep forgetting, she’s a kid!
She’s 13!
No one can say what her future holds but things aren’t looking too bright for her future,
even if it seems like she’s got the world in her hands at age 13, it’s a totally different
ball game when she's legally an adult.
What do you guys think about all of this?
Share your thoughts and feelings down in the comments, I want to hear your opinion.
In the meantime, let’s end the video with my favourite part of the day, comment time.
I’m going to respond to some comments from my last video on her: Danielle Cohn’s father
reveals the truth about her.
Alien X says: the kids still a baby, get her off yalls screens *rolling eyes emoji* - - I
am rolling my eyes right there with you Alien X.
She should just enjoy being a kid.
G1 zmo Abizmo says: what age are you - - as of last wednesday, I am officially 27.
And i’m NOT lying about my age.
Matt Kashan says: *whispers* Hi Jarred or Charlotte, don’t tell anyone you 2 are my
favourite, sorry joc - - secret’s safe with me Matt.
No hard feelings.
Natalie Binge says: no, her parents are just as accountable as Danielle is herself.
They allowed this to happen, they have exploited her just as much as social media has.
- - couldn’t have said it better myself.
High five Natalie.
Well, there you have it guys, all the updated truth about Danielle Cohn.
Think twice before becoming a child Youtube star I guess.
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