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HBO Investigates Clickbait Parenting
The Wall Street Journal|January 15, 2025
A documentary focuses on the contemporary world of family vlogging.
- JOHN ANDERSON
HBO Investigates Clickbait Parenting

"AN UPDATE ON OUR FAMILY," With its echo of the traditional Christmas letter, "An Update on Our Family" positions itself as a documentary study of family vlogging, aka video blogging-the daily uploading of one's private life to the World Wide Web. But it won't be long before a viewer says, "Ah, OK, I'm watching a monster movie." Which isn't quite right either. Movie monsters are generally sympathetic.

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