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Shari Franke Confronts Her Past and Says “Family Vlogging Ruined My Innocence”
As Ruby Franke spiraled from popular parenting YouTuber to convicted child abuser, her relationship with her eldest daughter, ...
Ruby Franke abuse pushes Utah to shift money, power from mommy bloggers to child influencers
Disgraced Utah parenting blogger Ruby Franke's eldest daughter, Shari Franke, has taken action to help protect other kids with a new child actor law in her home state with HB 322.
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How Ruby Franke’s crimes helped spark change for Utah's family vlogging space
In a February Hulu documentary featuring Shari Franke ... following high-profile activism from Franke family members, who were YouTube family vlogging royalty before matriarch Ruby was arrested ...
Ruby Franke's children say mum would 'flick and slap' them as they hit out at vlogging growing up
Franke and Hildebrandt were eventually convicted of four counts of aggravated child abuse in February 2024, and are set to remain behind bars for up to 30 years. While Franke's eldest son, Chad, spoke ...
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We Need to Get Better at Identifying Child Abuse
This year, several of my freshmen chose to read The House of My Mother, authored by Shari Franke, the eldest daughter of the now defamed YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke. A month ago, I hadn't heard of any ...
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Utah adds protections for child influencers following YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse conviction
The Frankes launched the now-defunct “8 Passengers” channel on YouTube in 2015 ... after her mother's arrest, Shari, the eldest child, described how Ruby Franke's obsession with “striking ...
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Ruby Franke abuse pushes Utah to shift money, power from mommy bloggers to child influencers
Shari added that certain family bloggers ... during the period she was actively vlogging on the 8Passengers YouTube channel. Franke and Hildebrandt were both sentenced to serve up to 30 years ...