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Facebook’s plans to create an Instagram for kids are fueling new calls to crack down on digital advertising targeting children. Experts say that while YouTube has largely been the main vehicle for influencer marketing aimed at children, with videos from so-called kidfluencers garnering millions of views, plans for a kid-centered Instagram platform are sparking backlash from lawmakers and advocates who view influencer marketing as a deceptive tactic to reach kids. “Influencer culture rules supreme on Instagram,” said Josh Golin, executive director of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC). ADVERTISEMENT “To indoctrinate children into a platform that is just all about appearance, and what you own, and perfecting yourself based on what digitally altered, influencers are telling you you need to be happy and fulfilled.” The CCFC, along with roughly 99 other advocacy organizations and experts, sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot Zuckerberg … [Read more...] about Instagram sparks new concerns over ‘kidfluencer’ culture

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pine-Richland football coach is firing back after being let go. On Wednesday, Pine-Richland head football coach Eric Kasperowicz and his entire coaching staff learned they would not return in the fall. READ MORE: Seneca Valley School District Students Say It Is Time To Change Mascot According to assistant coach Todd Jochem, this was a move to get coaches who senior administrators and some school board members want. Jochem said the football coaches take hazing seriously, and there were no incidents ever reported to him. “You know what ruling by power and control is? Bullying,” Jochem said. The coach of 10 years believed the investigation was intended to clean house. He claims some senior leaders in the district hated the coaching staff. “Senior administrators have said those words to us, that others in the administration hate Eric and they hate the program,” Jochem told KDKA. In a statement Thursday, Kasperowicz said hazing and bullying were never … [Read more...] about Assistant Pine-Richland Football Coach Believes Coaching Staff Was Victim Of Power Grab By School Officials

Sherry Cola is an actress, standup comedian, and writer. She currently stars as "Alice" in Freeform's hit drama series, "Good Trouble." The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN) "Hollywood isn't for me, it's for Americans." It's a thought that crossed my mind as I started to fall in love with performing at 16 years old, thinking I'd never stand a chance to make it in show business. Seeing little to no Asian representation brainwashed me into believing that my name could never be in lights. Lucy Liu and Jackie Chan made it -- the ridiculously few spots for people who looked like me were taken. Now we, as a community, are choosing empowerment over competition. But even then, there's so much more work to be done on the other side. The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes is in many ways a direct result of the scarce and inaccurate portrayals of us in television and film. For decades, we've been the punchline and the stereotype , … [Read more...] about Our beautiful Asian faces are not going anywhere