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The Ethics Of Exploiting Your Kids For YouTube Views

The Ethics Of Exploiting Your Kids For YouTube Views  In Malaysia, we like to say “keluarga nombor satu” — family comes first. Parents sacrifice, work long hours, save money, and plan their whole lives around their children. That is the Malaysian way. But in the age of YouTube, TikTok, and monetised content, we are now facing a new situation that previous generations never had to think about: What happens when children are no longer just part of the family — but part of the family income? This is not a simple issue of posting Raya photos or birthday pictures on Facebook. This is about full-time family vlogging, daily content, sponsored posts, brand deals, and monetised videos where the main attraction is not the parent — but the child. So we have to ask a question many people feel uncomfortable asking: Is this family content — or is this child exploitation with WiFi and ring light? When “Just Sharing” Becomes a Business At first, many family channels start inn...
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Echo Chambers: When Algorithms Become Our Mirror

Scroll through your feed long enough, and you’ll notice something curious: most of what you see aligns with what you already believe. This is not an accident—it’s the algorithm at work, curating your world into a comforting echo chamber.

On the surface, this seems harmless. Who wouldn’t want a personalized feed filled with familiar ideas and agreeable voices? But the cost is subtle yet profound: when all we hear is an amplified version of ourselves, we begin to mistake partial truths for the whole picture.
Echo chambers breed polarization. They reinforce biases, deepen divides, and make it harder to empathize with those who see the world differently. Over time, we stop engaging with nuance and start labeling others as “wrong” or “ignorant” simply because their views do not echo our own.

The challenge is that echo chambers are not imposed upon us—we walk into them willingly. By liking, sharing, and following content we agree with, we train algorithms to feed us more of the same. The result is a feedback loop of comfort and confirmation.

Escaping requires conscious effort. Seeking out diverse perspectives, questioning our own assumptions, and being willing to engage in uncomfortable conversations are antidotes to digital isolation. After all, growth doesn’t come from hearing our own voice reflected back—it comes from listening to others.
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