Kids who appear in family vlogs now have to be paid, thanks to this Illinois teen

A high school student—and the state senator who heard her—are responsible for a new Illinois law that takes effect July 1.

According to the Pew Research Center, children’s content and videos featuring children are among the most popular types of content on YouTube, averaging more than three times as many views as other types of videos. Child influencers such as Ryan Kaji of toy review YouTube channel Ryan’s World has been one of YouTube’s top earners for a number of years, pulling in tens of millions annually.