👪 The Golden Age of YouTube Family Vlogging Is Over

CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER

Issue 48 | July 7, 2022

Online content featuring children has been criticized since the days of the earliest mommy bloggers. However, it seems like audiences have become more fatigued by and critical of family content. This is likely, in part, due to the various controversies around YouTube’s biggest families like the ACE Family and the SacconeJolys. Passionfruit contributor Charlotte Colombo spoke with a number of experts to figure out why, after years of scrutiny, we seem to have had enough of family vlogging content.

– Daysia Tolentino, Passionfruit Editor

SEEKING A TREND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

What’s behind the fall of the family vlogging genre?

“YouTube inherently pushes content to the extreme and when children are involved, this can lead to controversy.”

By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor

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FIND YOUR LIGHT

TIPS & TRICKS

Roi Fabito, aka Guava Juice, shares why he chose his latest projects, including an animated web series and NFT collection

‘It reminded me of when I first started making YouTube videos back in 2006.’

By Grace Stanley, Passionfruit Reporter

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FROM THE INSIDE

Rooster Teeth’s Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais talk meeting fans, creator workloads, podcasting, and monetization backstage at this year’s ‘RTX’ Convention

‘I think that’s the most exciting thing about it—hearing how you can have a positive impact on people by doing sometimes silly podcasts.’

By Grace Stanley, Passionfruit Reporter

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