{"id":207142,"date":"2020-02-22T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T09:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/very-concerning-the-underage-millionaires-living-in-secret\/"},"modified":"2020-02-22T12:21:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T09:21:22","slug":"very-concerning-the-underage-millionaires-living-in-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/very-concerning-the-underage-millionaires-living-in-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Very concerning\u2019: The underage millionaires living in secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TikTok is the latest social media craze taking over Gen Z, with over 500 million active users worldwide and over 1.5 billion downloads – but the platform\u2019s latest move has users concerned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The most followed TikTok user is 17-year-old Loren Gray, with 38 million followers, followed closely by 19-year-old Baby Ariel at 30.2 million followers, and 15-year-old Charli D\u2019Amelio close behind at 28.4 million followers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The teenagers have earned their followers through posting original 30-second dances on the app that go viral – and now, the girls, along with other famous TikTokers, live in a house in LA called \u2018The Hype House\u2019 and collaborate on dances for their huge following.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the Hype House?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Hype House is where a group of 19 teen TikTok mega-stars live, and is \u201cdesigned for productivity\u201d, creator Thomas Petrou told the NY Times.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

“If you want to party, there\u2019s hundreds of houses that throw parties in L.A. every weekend. We don\u2019t want to be that.”<\/p>\n

But there are house rules: make three TikTok videos per day.<\/p>\n

Of the 19 members, only three are over 18 and therefore live there full-time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both D\u2019Amelio and her sister Dixie (18, and also a famous TikTok star) live with their parents in Connecticut most of the time, but come to LA to produce at the Hype House when their parents are allowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How much money do TikTok stars make?<\/h2>\n

Similar to Instagram and YouTube, TikTok stars can pull in big money for posting videos.<\/p>\n

According to Influencer Marketing Hub, popular TikTokers like D\u2019Amelio and Gray could pull in anywhere from $50,000 to $150,000 from brand partnerships.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Amelio has reportedly raked in US$1 million from her YouTube, TikTok and Instagram partnerships. She also earns money from the videos uploaded by the Hype House.<\/p>\n

But users dub the situation \u2018very concerning\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While some social media users believe \u201ccreative collaboration\u201d, that is, using a shared space to produce content, is a good system for artists, in the context of the Hype House where older boys are living with underage girls, it\u2019s concerning.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharli is FIFTEEN. There is zero reason a bunch of guys in their 20s should be friends with a girl who is in the 9th grade,\u201d one Reddit user said.<\/p>\n

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