KAJIAN & REPRESENTASI PRAKTIK SHARENTING DI YOUTUBE

This journal explores sharenting practices and audience representations of sharenting practices on the Ueno Family Japan and Dmittiev “ABE” Abraham channels. The research, which focuses on videos and audience responses (comments) on the accounts of Ueno Family Japan and Dmitriev “ABE” Abraham, uses a constructive qualitative method with a critical discourse analysis strategy, which aims to understand reality due to interpretation and subjectivity. Then it was found that the practice of sharenting on the two YouTube channels Ueno Family Japan and Dmitriev “ABE” Abraham, almost all videos uploaded are about the child himself, involving his parents. And this sharenting does not recognize the location, hotels, travel, tours, shops, rides, and so on. This shows that real life is transferred into virtual life. As for the representation of video viewers, it was found that there is a diversity of comments, ranging from discussing children, praising and supporting, as well as providing criticism and suggestions. This shows that comments can be interpreted as a reflective approach, an intentional approach, and a constructive approach.