Pop star Demi Lovato met with Gavin Newsom in Los Angeles as the California governor signed two bills into law on Thursday that will provide financial protections for child stars in the digital age.
The two new pieces of legislation aim to help protect young social media influencers and ensure that children and teenagers who perform on online platforms are protected from financial abuse. “A lot has changed since Hollywood’s early days, but here in California, our laser focus on protecting kids from exploitation remains the same,” Gov. Newsom said in a statement. “In old Hollywood, child actors were exploited. In 2024, it’s now child influencers.
Since then, the entertainment industry has changed immensely with the rise of content created and monetized by digital influencers, and Lovato believes there is a gap in these laws to protect minors working across emerging platforms with new business models. In her documentary, Lovato met with youth activist and head of the advocacy organization Quick Clicking Kids Chris McCarty, who worked with Lovato to push forward the bills that have now been signed into law by Newsom.
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