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The good news is that nowadays child labor can be more pleasant and more rewarding. The bad news is that the question of how to protect working children is more complicated. A lot of children are grossly underpaid — not necessarily by the master sweep, but by their parents. One recently passed law gives successful child social media stars a right to some percentage of the earnings they generate, to be held in a trust in their name until they turn 18. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-13/kidfluencers-are-today-s-version-of-chimney-sweeps