Kids should be able to trust the adults in their lives, and Bad Influence on Netflix showed a prime example of when that is simply not the case.

“Influencer” is too neutral a word for what is happening to these children on social media. A child cannot consent to having their pictures posted and monetized online.

Bad Influence is the latest in a number of projects exploring the murky world of social media fiefdoms predicated on videos about children, a list that includes Hulu’s An Update on Our Family ...

While being a bit one-sided, Bad Influence: The Dark Side Of Kidfluencing is still an interesting look at the dodgy world of kidfluencers, and how adults take advantage of kids who are doing the ...

Still from the docuseries Bad Influence on Netflix. The Netflix docuseries Bad Influence examines the social media landscape through the story of a YouTuber named Piper Rockellewho grew up on ...

“Kidfluencing” — a term used to describe the children raking in millions of viewers (and dollars) on social media — is the subject of Netflix’s latest documentary “Bad Influence: The ...

Piper Rockelle teases her desire to share her "own story" after "Bad Influence" on Netflix was released on April 9, 2025.