Quando o algoritmo rouba a infância a responsabilidade das mídias socias na adultização precoce

Abstract

This study is based on the observation of a growing and concerning reality: the direct and indirect impact that digital platforms exert on behavior, identity formation, and the experience of childhood in contemporary society. The general objective is to analyze the impacts of child adultization in the contemporary digital environment, with emphasis on the role of child influencers, social media algorithms, psychological and social consequences, and the legal responsibilities of platforms. The research problems seek to understand how content suggested by social media algorithms influences children and adolescents to act or dress like adults, why they seek validation on social networks, and to what extent social media and their algorithms can be legally held responsible for exposing minors to inappropriate content. The research will be applied in nature, using the hypothetical-deductive method, with bibliographic, documentary, historicalcomparative, and legal-dogmatic approaches, with exploratory and explanatory objectives, aiming to provide greater familiarity with the problem and identify the factors that cause the phenomenon of early adultization in social media.