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The Kids the Algorithm Chose

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Remember when a viral video of a kid doing something funny was just an innocent, isolated moment of Internet joy?

Today, those organic sparks are the fuel for a $8 billion kidfluencer advertising industry. From Ryan Kaji’s multi-million-dollar toy unboxing empire to the highly polished, curated worlds of teen creators, childhood has shifted from a phase of development into an industrialized,…