Our world is full of good and weird people roaming our streets and online in search of innocent prey to take advantage of. Unfortunately, most people are addicted to sharing personal pictures especially pictures of children -now dubbed sharenting on social media sites . According to an article in The Telegraph , by the time the average child is five, its parents most have posted 1,500 pictures of him or her in social media sites. In addition, Some of these pictures were shared by friends or family members ( without the parents’ consent ) who want to look cool with a cute little relative.
Importantly, we adults have to ask ourselves if we invade children privacy by taking their pictures when they are playing, taking bath , sleeping or eating and uploading those pictures on Facebook, instagram , steemit or any other social media site ? don’t you guys believe that children should have a voice and we should guide their privacy especially as they are vulnerable? Below are some few points:
- Digitally Kidnapped and bullying : family members unknowingly upload funny pictures which might result to the child being bullied in school or kidnapped by criminals who accessed all personal informations online or even digitally kidnapped by sites like Instagram example :The Creepiest New Corner Of Instagram: Role-Playing With Stolen Baby Photos - Parents say it’s a form of digital kidnapping , however Instagram is not sure what to say see link here
- Child Pornography : This is a serious case and its true of the dangers around us. An innocent Australian woman ,for example, shared her 8 year old daughter and nine month old son pictures on Facebook which later landed in the fantasies of some perverts in countless pornographic sites . Furthermore, Brittany Champagne (an American) came across her daughter’s picture on someone else’s profile-claiming to be an 11 year old bisexual cheerleader. Most worryingly, her disbelief turned to horror when she learnt that eleven porn sites were also hash tagged onto the post. Her little girl’s photo, as well as her pictures (Brittany) and her nine-month-old son were everywhere-see link for more
source - Negative Emotions: some children will certainly not like it when they grow up and see their childhood pictures on Facebook or any other social media sites even if they didn’t express discontent as a child . One example is a 18 years old Australian lady who sued her parents in order to force them to remove her childhood pictures on Facebook –she indicated that her parents knew no shame and didn’t care if she was lying necked or sitting in the toilet-every moment was photographed and shared on social media sites . Do you agree with here action?
Conclusion: Social media has its advantages, however every good thing has downside especially with regards to the most vulnerable members of our community. As adults , we should try our best to protect children privacy and one way is to be careful of : what we , our friends or members of our family share on social media sites because not doing so, might lead to an unpleasant situation.
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We need to be sooooo careful in this digital day and age of social media EXTRAVAGANZA !!! Also big brother is watching , and there's cameras everywhere ! We don't know what kind of sickos are out there ( and there's plenty !) I would never share my kids pictures on social media , im just glad my sons are now 27 and 30 , and no grand kids yet . Just the thought of it makes me sick !!! They should all be strung up by the balls and beat on by the mothers !! Haha ! And on that note : GOOD NIGHT AGAIN ! LOL! 😴😴😴😴
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These, to me, seem to be the only solid concerns here. Each one can be evaluated statistically using actual data to figure out the probabilities of them happening. For me, personally, my kids are schooled at home (strike 1), the likelihood of kidnapping is statistically low where I live and the data on where we live is public anyway, regardless of what we post (strike 2), and the concept of being "digitally kidnapped" is kind of silly to me as everything shared online is no longer controlled by you unless it's fully encrypted so this is just an expectation problem (strike 3).
As to child pornography, why would parents be sharing pictures like that anyway? I share everything publicly and openly because I feel my expectations are aligned with reality. If someone were to misuse content I posted in a way that decreases my wellbeing or the wellbeing of my family, I would adjust my actions accordingly. That has yet to happen, and I've only positively benefitted by having memories online.
As my kids get older, I definitely take into account their consent when taking videos or pictures. Often, they are the ones asking me to do so. When they are younger and can't give consent, I'm okay with using my best judgement because they are my responsibility in every other way as well (feeding, clothing, cleaning, etc). If they ever had to sue me to respect their wishes regarding photos of them online, I'd argue our relationship was already pretty trashy to begin with.
I think "news" sites like to dramatize and sensationalize statistical outliers in order to create fear in people which gets them more clicks as fear is a powerful (but in my opinion, destructive) motivator.
@lukestokes good point, hence why I wanted you to send in your thoughts. People will always share cute pictures of their loved ones and its ok. However we should be careful what type of pictures we share with the world and where we share it.
Yes, it even bothers me when just local news media people show their children's faces on
TV, because I thought about how some actors usually hide their children's faces. Much of the reporters are disrespectful to the privacy of famous people with their bright flashing lights. As you've mentioned in your article about safety and security of your children,
Way too many nut cases about.
I wouldn't let my kids around even certain ones in the entertainment and political field, especially the the ones way too often touchy feely. Old creepy Joe Biden for example in this
Video :
Then this link is where Jeff Sessions swats Joe's hand away from his granddaughter
Btw, the socalled pizza gate matter isnt over with either.
hahaha good point @parcke we have to be careful and protect our children
I agree with yourself here @lukestokes .. I have and am sharing photos of my Son online. I can completely understand where @charles1 is coming from and it is a very scary world out there. But I believe that as long as you aren't posting in-appropriate content, then there is no harm caused. I see it that I am proud of my beautiful son and like to share my pride and joy with others. Like yourself @lukestokes , until I am personally attacked with misuse of my content, I will continue :-)
Well said, Thanks for taking the time to contribute intelligent and responsible perspective.
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Good post sir.
Reasoned and rational. We need more of this kind of exchange, and less emotive fear mongering
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We really need to protect our Children from the dangers of social media.
Yes I agree.Thanks for your comment.
nice one and i totally agree with you on this issues raised...we live in a dangerous world... a certain kidnapper confessed to the crimes and said he gets infos of victims from facebook sites...
what a world...we need to be careful..
Good point, I agree. Better be careful than regret it
HI @charles1,
I do strongly believe your idea. There are many many cases these days because of the pictures that we expose, knowingly and unknowingly. When it comes to our children, we much be very careful.
Thanks for the awareness.
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Agrees with your thoughts indeed. These are facts offcourse. Feeling sad that our childrens are also becoming preys for the devils around us.
Good point, thanks for your comment
@sreevin
nice comment and yes... i also totally agree with the the post on issues of protecting our childrens privacy from social media sites... who knows who is watching...
Child pornography is unacceptable and mst be severely punished.
I agree... good point
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Food for thought, certainly. It's a violation of children's rights to post their photos indiscriminately. Thanks for sharing.
Good point, thanks for your comment
It's all a question of balance I suppose. As parents we need to be aware that the world has changed. The old family photo album is not the same as social media. Good post with some challenging issues. I am glad I follow you to read such articles. Up-voted.
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Hi @charles1
An interesting subject today.
As the father of an 11 year old girl, i have a few points to make. I think the key is being sensible in the information and photos you choose to blog.
If you are going to give away your full name, location, name and age of your child, and 100s of photos then I would say you are putting you and your child at a small risk.
I say small because I believe there are only a small group of people who are likely to commit these terrible acts, and many are spur of the moment things, with little premeditation.
Personally, i will not be sharing many photos of my child at her current age and going forward, thus reducing the chances of her being spotted in real life.
Thanks for blogging today.
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Good point, better be careful than regret it later
Children should at least be asked, and shown the picture that is to be shared online, if they are fine with it. They have the right to be respected if they don't want their faces to be shown publicly.
The situation with baby picture sharing is a bit trickier since they obviously can't communicate with us. But considering that there is such a thing as "role playing with stolen photos", I wouldn't risk it. But if it was a must, I would put my own face in the same picture to at least reduce some risk from the baby to be "kidnapped".
Good point @celestal however they can use pgotoshop and remove your picture and then use your baby pic for thier adds . I am sure that you know photoshop ...thanks for your comment
Yes, that is true. The same thought crossed my mind too.
Our current technologies are amazing...still we msut not leave in fear , we just have to be smarter and more careful
Totally agree with your point
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yes right many of us share our photos on fb or insta thank's for this post I ve followed you !
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I do not like to post photos of children on the sites. But other parents take my children with them and place them in their Instagrams, I can not forbid everyone to do this. Otherwise, my children will not have friends :(
Good point , however you have to make yourself clear if you do not like it.
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Yeek, it is a horrifying thing to imagine the photos being nabbed for nefarious purposes
I agree, its a horrifying thing indeed hence why parents have to react fast and protect their children.
Completely agree!
Same here bud, thanks
Thank you for reminding me that...it's dangerous to the kids...I always tell my family in Thailand...do not post any of your kid photos on social media 👍🏼🙏🏼😊
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This is something even though I have no children I've been very concerned about. But the people who are doing it generally aren't concerned about their own privacy so they don't guard their child's privacy.
Frankly, in the future I doubt there will be many kids angry with their parents for doing this either. Because they won't know any different and neither will their friends.
And I'm guilty of enjoying these pictures on FB from loved ones out of state. It's the only way I get to see the kids other than a once a year visit.
Good point, I agree with you. However there are limits to type of pictures that people should share online
Absolutely there should be limits. And no location info attached to the pics either!
Good point, I agree with you
You should always assume that anything shared can be screenshot and shared anywhere else. People get caught up in sharing cute aspects of their lives without thinking of repercussions. I have friends that shared toddler's first potty moments. I understand this is precious to them but eventually that child will be grown. What was once embarrassing photos in our parent's photo album in the attic are now circulating online forever. On the topic, these things also fall into the wrong hands against our control.
Good point @sarahtops9000 , I agree with your view point.
You are right children deserve some privacy
the fact that we are there parent does not give us right to share there pictures anyhow
Good point, thanks for your comment
This is a major issue though the danger is mostly for parents that are not close with their children.
I would never do anything that harmed my children including put them in school, leave them with a baby sitter, bring them to the doctor, daycare or any such places.
My children live in the safest place I have been, are always around adults who are protecting them and I also believe that nudity is natural.
It is true there are dangerous and bad people out there yet they won't be messing with me or my family because we are to well protected.
If anyone things that the photos that I am posting of my children are inappropriate then they are perverted and very disconnected from natural, healthy living.
I agree with you. The post is just a warning to those parents who trust their family pictures with sites like facebook and instagram without thinking of the issues that might arise. No one is praying for something bad to happen and I agree with you about being 100% there for your kids (excellent job @quinneaker ). I watched videos of abuse of children by baby sitters . Unfortunately , not all parents do have the leasure of time and thus will sent to daycare or even hire baby sitter.
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Yes it is true there are a lot of bad things that happen to children and parents should do their best to protect them. Though the only way to guarantee that is to be with your children all the time or with a family that you truly trust. There are always great risks to children from this dangerous world, but there are also solutions.
I also agree FB is not a good site to use.
I agree with you...being with your children is great and shows love. Unfortunately some parents do not have such opportunity due to work or other schedule . Good point and you are doing a great job...blesssings and success to you and your family.
Yes the world can be very tough and working all day is a common problem.
Though this is another reason that I promote sustainable and community living. When living sustainably life is work and all the children can be involved and the family together. Also in community there are many children to play with each other and also other adults to help with the children. This frees up a lot of time and makes the whole parenting thing more efficient.
I think people would be a lot happier living this way and it used to be very common.
Good point, I agree..thanks for the tip
I use to work for a company where we serviced kids. Needed full consent from parents before publishing them on FB. It is terrible that there are people out in the world preying on kids. :(
Good point, we just have to be careful what we share. However your pictures you share on steemit are great...no worries
Very insightful post. You raise some good points. Personally, i think your personal fb page should be on lock down as far as privacy settings go. But still you can't keep someone from sharing the photos. I think it should be kept to a minimum. Naturally, a lot of people share because distance geographically abd the ease of being able to share with everyone on one platform. You can also limit your auduence too, maybe you only want your immediate family to know you just conceived... still sharing could be an issue. Due to various psychosocial issues all this sharing of your kids pictures could later be embarrassing or worse for your older children. So, share with extreme discretion
Good point @chelsea88 , I agree with you. Thanks for your comment
I think that you are 100% right, we have a duty to our children and should never share pictures on social media of them.
Now I did share a poem my wee five year old wrote, but that (I think) was different to sharing a picture of him, although you may disagree.
Sharing poem is great, my post is based on reality and dangers we currently face due to social media. I disagree with sharing naked pictures of family members on social media but not poems or some happy moments with personal friends (even though those people can still abuse it without your knowledge). Stories and poems are great.
I'm totally agree with your opinion. In my country, there are many sexual harassment, rape, kidnapping, bullying either the victims are children or adult it startinh from information that shared in their social media. We should be able to prevent this, so it's not happen to our beloved family.
Good point, I agree with you. Thanks for your comment.
A sobering and truthful post you have shared. I watch the amount of photos some parents share and truly wonder if they realize the harm they are inviting.
Good point, I agree with you. There are many weird people online and we have to be careful what we share with the world. Thans for your comment.
if you share photo of children your profile on facebook must be private for friends only - dont share them on sites with unrestricted access
Good point, I agree.
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Children must be protected from this dangers of social media.
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A good post,
I think that perception, is falling victim to governments current agenda's -another Orwellian strategy, to keep us scared. In a state of fear.
Populations in fear are malleable, and all I see at the moment are governments, coercing with media (different head of the same snake), pushing ANY narrative that paralyzes rational reasoned thoughts in adults.
And your own child, or other close relatives is the easiest target possible, to do this.
It's a psychopaths playground. They are(with sociopathy) around 3% of the population.
I find it hard to believe anyone, except these twisted genetic anomalies, would pursue children, for any sick gratification.
So before social media, etc - there was still the same % of sick fucks in the population -
( I would argue social media, and the digital world, may be increasing these percentages.- especially as sociopathy can be 'a learned' pattern of behavior from peers (can be undone ?- maybe, I don't know)
So less emotive hysteria based on media reports (and there reliable statistics), and more empiricism, would go a long way.
Ostracism, historically , has been the tool for these social ills -
(or death, either sounds acceptable to me)
But I don't see how this can transmute into modern life
.........I'm working on it !
Good point, however those twisted genetic anomalies unfortunately are Prevalent in our social media moving like vultures in search of prey and many people hand it over to them
ok so using the numbers we know of 3% - Its the same sicko's doing it, over and over again.- the % stays the same, but made to look disproportionate. 1 sicko doing it a 1000 times, comes up as 1000 hits - but it is one sicko.
preying in virtual reality is very different than actual reality.
I''m not convinced the numbers are any different than years ago (but I don't know this)
If finding these people is really the end result, and not a scare tactic, the media would be all over the powers that be, where a disproportionate amount are in plain view.
Just look at the total whitewash in the UK rotherham child abuse case - this goes on time after time, and the media hardly cover it....it's in the thousands of high profile cases that don't progress- police officers losing their jobs if they investigate etc.
IF it's not a government psy-op to create fear - these things would be headlining everyday, never off the news -not reports about 'the dangers' of kids photos online.
Good point however 1 sicko can destroy many lives and no one would want his loved ones to be compromised isnt it?
It is not a bad thing to post photos of your kids online so long as you are aware that information online is always liable to theft or misuse in one way or the other...Care should be taken to ensure that they are decently dressed and not in any compromising positions (even seemingly innocent ones).
Stumbling across pics of your dear little ones on some child porn website or link would be a horrific shock, I'm sure!! :O
Good point, I agree with you. Thanks for your comment
Well hopefully no one here would stumble across any images on a child porn site... wouldn't that mean they were surfing these sites to begin with?
Well, that does come readily to mind..but it says in the article that the mother was surfing through Instagram and then came across her daughter's pic on a user claiming to be a bisexual cheerleader with 11 child porn sites hashtagged onto the post.. so that's how she discovered that her lil girl's pic was being used on a child porn site.
So, I wouldn't rule out exceptions.. :)
Good point, you are correct.
This is the scariest Reality check ever ...
We just have to be careful especially on what we share to the world
I agree with not advertising your children. A few years ago, I had the max allowed friends on Facebook. It took me weeks to unfriend people I had never met. I initially used Facebook as a networking tool for my business. However, I did regularly post pics of my kids for my family and closest friends. Hence, the eventual weeding. It's always better to be safe than sorry. Why risk it? There are so many predators... and social media is the number one tool.
I ve got kids and i didn't put any pics of them nowhere! I do believe is a bad thing to do that with all of this mentally ill people lying aroud
Good point @andr33ty I agree with you.
Good point, I agree. Hopefully people will learn and act accordingly
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