Subscription sites are on the rise for social media influencers to make extra cash for exclusive content online — but some parents have been called out for using them to sell images of their children.

Campaigners have called out parents for allegedly putting their children “at risk of online predators” by selling their images on subscription sites. Concerns were raised that these accounts were being followed by predators after a number of sexually explicit comments were spotted on the child’s images. We took a look at one of these accounts on Instagram, which has racked up more than 143,000 followers, to find out more about the people it was reaching.

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This story won the 'Digital Journalist of the Year' Award at Midlands Media Student Awards.