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- What Is the Story of Wren Eleanor?\u00a0<\/a>\n
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- Who Are Wren and Jacquelyn?\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- What Is the Wren Controversy?\u00a0<\/a>\n
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- Why Are Viewers Worried About Wren Eleanor?\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- The Dangers of Posting Children on Social Media\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n
- What Not To Do When It Comes to Social Media: How To Protect Your Kids<\/a><\/li>\n
- FAQs\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What Is the Story of Wren Eleanor?<\/h2>\n
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We\u2019ll begin by simply introducing Wren Eleanor for those who are completely out-of-the-loop on this particular TikTok tale\u2014Wren Eleanor is a toddler, a preschool-aged girl who has her own TikTok account, which is managed by her mom, Jacquelyn. But this isn\u2019t just any account\u2014it\u2019s a hugely popular one, as little Wren has drawn in close to 17 million followers worldwide.<\/p>\n
On the account, Jacquelyn shares clips<\/a> of her little one doing everyday things, like eating snacks, trying on cute outfits, playing with toys, and so on. The videos are perfectly innocent on the face of it and don\u2019t involve anything unusual at first glance. But they have still created a controversial storm on TikTok and beyond, which we\u2019ll detail below.<\/p>\n
Who Are Wren and Jacquelyn?<\/h3>\n
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Wren and Jacquelyn are a mother-daughter duo based in Nebraska. It was Wren’s mom, Jacquelyn, who had the idea to start up a TikTok account for her daughter as a way to preserve visual memories of her daughter, but the account blew up in a big way, with many videos receiving tens of millions of views and lots of comments, shares, likes and saves, too.<\/p>\n
What Is the Wren Controversy?<\/h2>\n
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Now you know the basics, let\u2019s get into the details of the Wren and Jacquelyn controversy. Essentially, it\u2019s all about privacy and the genuine fears of many parents around the world about sharing images and videos of their young children in a public place\u2014like on a TikTok account\u2014where anybody else could see, save, and use them in various ways.<\/p>\n
In other words, many people think that what Jacquelyn has done simply isn\u2019t right. They argue that children, especially those as young as Wren Eleanor, shouldn\u2019t be showcased online for all to see in this way. It could attract all sorts of negative consequences, including possible predators<\/a>, groomers, or people editing Wren\u2019s clips in unpleasant ways.<\/p>\n
- The Dangers of Posting Children on Social Media\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n
- What Is the Wren Controversy?\u00a0<\/a>\n
- Who Are Wren and Jacquelyn?\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
![newscdn.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nNow you know the basics, let\u2019s get into the details of the Wren and Jacquelyn controversy. Essentially, it\u2019s all about privacy and the genuine fears of many parents around the world about sharing images and videos of their young children in a public place\u2014like on a TikTok account\u2014where anybody else could see, save, and use them in various ways.<\/p>\nIn other words, many people think that what Jacquelyn has done simply isn\u2019t right. They argue that children, especially those as young as Wren Eleanor, shouldn\u2019t be showcased online for all to see in this way. It could attract all sorts of negative consequences, including possible predators<\/a>, groomers, or people editing Wren\u2019s clips in unpleasant ways.<\/p>\nOne TikToker, a former FBI special agent named Tracy Walder<\/a>, went as far as saying that Jacquelyn was effectively exploiting her daughter, as Wren herself has no say in any of the content and no real ability to agree or disagree with her image being plastered online, while Jacquelyn has allowed herself to post clip after clip for their millions of subscribers.<\/p>\nSome have also made the argument that even though Jacquelyn is far from the only mom to ever post videos of their child online, a lot of other parents have \u201cfamily channels\u201d where they are also featured in the content alongside their kids. On the Wren page, however, Wren is the one and only star of the show and Jacquelyn very rarely appears or gets involved.<\/p>\nWhy Are Viewers Worried About Wren Eleanor?<\/h3>\n](\"https:\/\/multitools.newscdn.com.au\/multitools\/poll\/content\/1660097048679\/Child-s-face-on-social-media_ujbMUMj1e.jpg\"\"){kind=link}