Fortesa Latifi
Fortesa Latifi is a journalist with bylines in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, and more. She is working on a book about the experiences of child influencers. You can find her online anywhere @hifortesa.
How Come Sex Ed Never Mentioned Getting Pregnant Could Be Hard?
So many women are navigating the harrowing transition from “if you let a man within 3 feet of you, you will get pregnant” to “on a breezeless night on the third full moon, you have a 2 percent chance of conceiving.” Why does society keep us in the dark about our own bodies for so long?
The Cat Ladies Would Like a Word With JD Vance
“You come with a comment like that and we are going to fight back twice as hard.”
What’s the Price of a Childhood Turned Into Content?
In the unregulated world of vloggers, children are, for the most part, not entitled to a single cent they help earn. We spoke to creators—and a former kid influencer—to understand how this unusual family business actually works.
“We’re Never Doing This Again”: What It Took for These Parenting Influencers to Pull Their Kids Offline
Millennial content creators built massive platforms—and fortunes—from splashing their children’s lives all over social media. But now some have had a change of heart. Here, we find out why.
The Parenting Influencers Who Won’t Stop Posting Their Children
The multibillion-dollar industry of family vlogging is awash in accusations of exploitation, but these creators insist that making content out of their kids is worth it. High-profile “sharenters” defend their decisions to Cosmo.
Why So Many Young People Are Cutting Off Their Parents
Cosmopolitan explores the extraordinary rise in family estrangement across the country—and what’s leading millennials and Gen Zers to their breaking points.