Why people in China are seeking parental love online - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

Описание: It’s always nice to scroll past some wholesome content on your socials - think clips of cute cats, cooking videos, positive affirmations or ASMR. So…how about ‘internet parents’?

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In China, POV videos of parents doing everyday things - like telling you to wrap up when it’s cold outside or reminding you not to skip meals - are racking up millions of views. Fans leave lots of comments sending love to their digital mums and dads, but lots of the most popular accounts weren’t originally set up for this purpose. So why are they so popular?

The BBC’s Eunice Yang, who’s based in Hong Kong, joins us to explain what’s behind the trend - and what it could have to do with China’s former one-child policy. Assistant professor Ting Guo from the University of Toronto unpacks this too. Plus, we hear from a fan of these internet parent videos, who tell us what the content means to them.

00:00 Intro – the rise of digital parents in China
01:18 What are “internet parents”
01:27 Who makes these videos?
03:00 How widespread are these videos?
03:30 The power of the comment section
05:05 I watch digital parent videos
06:04 Why Gen Z seeks out this content
06:56 Ddiscipline over affection in some Chinese households
08:01 The one‑child policy’s impact
08:42 Being the only child
10:23 Real parents learning from digital ones

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