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Has family blogging gone too far?

Our online culture panel dives into a story about a mommy blogger who's come under fire for sharing a photo of her 'least liked' child on Instagram. This has people wondering: how far is too far when it comes to chasing likes online?
Katie Bower is facing criticism after posting about her son not getting enough likes on Instagram. (Katie Bower/Instagram)

Every week, q's online culture panel gets together to bring you up to speed on the big headlines taking over the internet right now. Today, Buzzfeed's Elamin Abdelmahmoud and The New York Times' Amanda Hess, join Tom Power to discuss a story about a family blogger that has a lot of people talking right now.

Katie Bower, an Atlanta-based blogger and mother-of-five shared a photo of her "least liked" child on Instagram, telling her followers that her son "statistically" performed the worst on her social media page. She's since removed the photo from her Instagram. This has people wondering: how far is too far when it comes to chasing likes online?

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