Advocacy & Press

Using the Platform
for Good

Sawyer grew up in public and now he is helping make sure the next generation has protections he did not have. Netflix documentary participant. Uniform Law Commission drafting committee member. Advocate for child digital entertainers.

Netflix Documentary

Bad Influence:
The Dark Side of Kidfluencing

Sawyer participated in the Netflix documentary exposing exploitation in the influencer industry and released Drowning the same day it premiered.

Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing is a Netflix documentary examining the darker realities of growing up as a content creator. Sawyer is featured throughout, sharing his experience being part of a production machine from age 13.

His release of Drowning on the premiere day was intentional. Some stories are too important to just talk about.

My family always said God uses all things for good but its nice to see that finally coming true with some of my experiences as one of the first people in the generation growing up with social media.

Sawyer Sharbino

Watch on Netflix Stream Drowning

Legislative Advocacy

Uniform Law Commission

Drafting Committee on Child Digital Entertainers working alongside legislators to modernize child labor protections for the digital age.

In March 2026, Sawyer traveled to Nashville to contribute to the Uniform Law Commission Drafting Committee on Child Digital Entertainers. The ULC is working to pass legislation that would extend labor protections to children working in social media.

Sawyer began posting on social media at age 10. Unlike his sisters who were actresses and had protections built into their contracts, there were almost no laws to protect children on social media. He is working to change that.

I first started posting on social media when I was 10 unlike my sisters who were actresses and had protections in the acting world. There are almost no laws to protect children on social media. The uniform law commission is moving to pass a law that helps set some of those same protections in this industry.

Sawyer Sharbino, Nashville, March 2026

See the Post Uniform Law Commission

Community

Support for Young Creators

A community for young creators navigating the realities of growing up online.

Sawyer founded a Skool community to support young content creators. A space to talk about contracts, mental health, audience pressure, and how to protect yourself.

Community Coming Soon

Press Coverage