The conversation sparked by these videos highlights a desperate need for a new "Social Contract" regarding digital consent. As users, we have a responsibility to:
Even the landmark GDPR laws in Europe (Article 8, regarding children’s digital consent) are rarely enforced against individual parents. The law is designed for corporations, not for a mom with 500 followers who accidentally goes viral. Consequently, the burden falls entirely on social norms—a notoriously weak bulwark against the lure of views. The conversation sparked by these videos highlights a