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A new Netflix docuseries investigates allegations of child exploitation against Piper Rockelle, a young influencer who rose to fame around 2017. The three-part series, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, will premiere on the platform on April 9. The trailer shows Rockelle's origins as a fun-loving, free-spirited preteen whose antics attracted more than 10 million followers on YouTube. It also features her mother, Tiffany Smith, whom the filmmakers portray as a fame-hungry predator. "Tiffany finds people who want to be famous," a voiceover says. "She preys on them. Things get complicated when the young people earn exorbitant amounts of money." According to the trailer, Rockelle's social media accounts were earning up to half a million dollars a month. The video claims that Rockelle's audience was primarily made up of adult men and that Smith encouraged the young members of Rockelle's "Squad" to "make it cool." Creator: Ki...