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Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2025
  • TV-MA
  • 50m
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Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing (2025)
A revealing look into YouTube star Piper Rockelle's world, her relationship with her manager-mother Tiffany Smith, and the untold stories of past collaborators who were part of her content-creating team.
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A revealing look into YouTube star Piper Rockelle's world, her relationship with her manager-mother Tiffany Smith, and the untold stories of past collaborators who were part of her content-c... Read allA revealing look into YouTube star Piper Rockelle's world, her relationship with her manager-mother Tiffany Smith, and the untold stories of past collaborators who were part of her content-creating team.A revealing look into YouTube star Piper Rockelle's world, her relationship with her manager-mother Tiffany Smith, and the untold stories of past collaborators who were part of her content-creating team.

  • Creator
    • Kief Davidson
  • Stars
    • Claire RockSmith
    • Sophie Fergi
    • Corinne Joy
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    • Creator
      • Kief Davidson
    • Stars
      • Claire RockSmith
      • Sophie Fergi
      • Corinne Joy
    • 17User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Claire RockSmith
    Claire RockSmith
    • Self - Former Squad Member
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    Sophie Fergi
    • Self - Former Squad Member
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    Corinne Joy
    Corinne Joy
    • Self - Former Squad Member
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    Sawyer Sharbino
    Sawyer Sharbino
    • Self - Former Squad Member
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    Brandon Stewart
    Brandon Stewart
    • Self - Content Strategist CEO, Brandon Studios…
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    Taylor Lorenz
    Taylor Lorenz
    • Self - Author, Extremely Online
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    Patience Rocksmith
    • Self - Tiffany's Sister…
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    Heather Nichole
    • Self - Sophie's Mother…
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    Ashley RockSmith
    • Self - Claire & Reese's Mother…
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    Steevy Areeco
    • Self - Corinne's Mother…
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    Karen North
    • Self - Clinical Professor of Communication USC Annenberg
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    Angela Sharbino
    • Self - Sawyer's Mother…
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    Ava Michelle
    Ava Michelle
    • Self - Actor & Influencer
    • 2025
    Raegan Beast
    • Self - Influencer & Advocate
    • 2025
    Reese RockSmith
    • Self - Former Squad Member
    • 2025
    Johna Ramirez
    • Self - Jentzen's Mother
    • 2025
    Jenn Bryant
    • Self - Walker's Mother
    • 2025
    Katherine Blunt
    • Self - Journalist, Wall Street Journal
    • 2025
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      • Kief Davidson
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    10imdbfan-20613

    Despair

    Where were the men in these families? Were these women and their daughters succumbed to fame and not their seeds? Please make out the sense. These young GIRLS do not have the dévouement to make these decisions without addition. Family therapy is very prevalent. All the money that was made needs to be given back to restitution for those kids that did it based off their kids. There's scary people out here that will stalk and continue years later. It's not okay they need a mark 13 in between their eyes and a full load l. Also add a Mark 19 into that mix. Please, acts against humanity and a watch equal no.
    9kosmasp

    Too young for this ...

    Well if you know Lethal Weapon, you know where I was going with this (though I imagine even without knowing it most will be able to guess) ... that said and as always: no pun intended. The show shines a light on a phenomena ... I mean to me kid beauty shows are a monstrosity ... so there is that ... but this is about influencer.

    Not easy to watch - and while those accused did not respond to many requests, I think we can all make up our own minds what that is telling us ... or the world. There are quite the serious allegations and accusations hurled and thrown ... even if only half of it is true ... crazy I'd say.

    The world is changing - but as parents eveyone is still meant to protect their kids ... and not make money off of them ... well not at every price/cost (again no pun intended) ... just saying ... and it's also what this docu show is saying.
    6Sunshinewrites

    This grim documentary reflects the truth behind life of Kid creators

    It is the story of a girl who became a sensation through social media platforms. It is the journey of Piper, who became a breadwinner for her single mother.

    The title of the latest documentary series on Netflix aims to draw society's attention to the grim side of the lives of kid influencers. The doc dated back to 2017, when YouTube was slowly becoming a thing. The birth of a Momager, Tiffany, who created havoc across the internet through her kids and another adolescent, making them a SQAUD.

    The three-part deliberately maintained the attention over the creepy life parts where a bunch of growing kids start losing life as they slowly become a money-making machine.

    In 2025, when internet celebrities are roaring louder than ever, the series chronicles the early stage of the phenomenon. It talked about that time when the internet was still not cheap and peasants were slowly becoming more accessible.

    The case of Piper shot at its peak when other members of the famous SQUAD brought serious allegations against Tiffany.

    Three episodes include snippets from the past when children used to live under one roof, while being filmed under different circumstances. The act of kissing, a fake love trope, has been used to reflect the toxic environment these kids grow up. With the intervention that happened back in 2022, things started changing.

    When we expose our real life to the world, things start changing. Life starts acting differently, and the comments and reactions received from strangers play a decisive role in life. Making your child a source of income is not a decision that parents should take. By making them as your source of income, you are not jeopardising their childhood or adolescence, but stopping them from finding what they are seeking from life.
    9sydneymalmberg

    A must watch for parents

    This documentary offers a sobering look at the dark side of family content creation on YouTube, highlighting how easily people can become consumed by the pursuit of fame and money. It reveals the alarming greed of certain parents, the disturbing ease with which others look the other way, and the profound, lasting damage inflicted on the children involved. The emotional and psychological toll is both eye-opening and heartbreaking. If you're a parent, aunt, uncle, or have any teens in your life, this is an essential watch. It's also clear that the filmmakers intentionally left out some of the most horrific details-likely to protect the children-which makes what they do show all the more chilling and powerful.
    8keeleyferdie

    Heartbreaking

    This is a show about something that needs to be talked about a lot more than it actually is! Super heartbreaking to see these kids manipulated like that! The second episode absolutely broke me, its so sad how this mom is allowed to get away with horrible things. I hope that when piper turns 18 she has the courage to come out about all this abuse. I would recommend watching this show, not in a public place because you might shed a tear or two. I think this is eye opening to many people, before this documentary I would see piper getting a lot of hate for her actions but after an inside look it makes sense.

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      • April 9, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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    • Language
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    • Also known as
      • 不良影響:小網紅大黑幕
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