In August of 2023, Illinois became the first U.S. state to pass legislation that entitles the children of influencers to a percentage of their parents’ earnings from content they’re featured in.

Senate Bill 1782 amends the state’s Child Labor Law to protect children featured in online content. The law applies to children featured in 30% of their parents’ content over a 30-day period. It requires influencers to share their earnings with children featured in the content if it earns at least 10 cents per view. 

The legislation was originally put forward by 18 year old Shreya Nallamothu, after writing a letter to her state senator, urging him to consider legislation to protect young influencers. Shreya’s advocacy demonstrates that together we can create change by addressing our representatives.