Most kids already have an online presence, but not all of them are happy about it

ronjor · Feb 21, 2019

By Rob Thubron 21 Feb 2019

Many parents can't stop posting photos of their children.
An article by The Atlantic, titled When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online, examines how children feel growing up in an age of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other platforms, where their parents post images of them without their knowledge.
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mirimir · Feb 21, 2019

This is indeed extremely creepy. For some, it starts with ultrasound images of pregnant mom. Sometimes even a progresssion of pregnancy photos. Then the slew of baby pictures, first words, etc, etc. I can't imagine growing up with such an online presence. Opportunities for shaming and bullying. For commercial exploitation. It's insane.

Stefan Froberg · Feb 21, 2019

As the mother of one 14-year-old girl wrote, to stop posting photos of her daughter “would mean shutting down a vital part of myself, which isn’t necessarily good for me or her.”

That's sad. If posting her teenager girl photos to social media is vital part then
that mom seriously needs a shrink.

deBoetie · Feb 24, 2019

Well it's not just kids, is it? There's a lot of consent problems which are of course more extreme regarding kids. And the other problem being in any case that the scummy behemoths are actively mining the pictures (face reco etc), and they also remove copyright information.

When you're a commercial photographer, you need release forms; and we need default legally enforceable release forms for private spaces and public ones too.

ronjor · Mar 18, 2019

I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what was posted about me

By Sonia Bokhari 03.18.19
When 8th grader Sonia Bokhari joined social media for the first time, she discovered that her mom and sister had been posting about her for her entire life.
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mirimir · Mar 18, 2019

I really can't imagine that. Pwned by your own family.

I gotta say, however, that 8th grade is awfully late to be discovering that.

Maybe her parents were "protecting her". Except that they were pwning her too. Crazy.

ronjor · Mar 29, 2019

Can you stop your parents sharing photos of you online?

By Helier Cheung BBC News 28 March 2019
"Sharenting" - the act of parents sharing news and pictures of their kids online - is in the news after Gwyneth Paltrow posted a picture of her and her 14-year-old daughter Apple Martin skiing.
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mirimir · Apr 1, 2019

Ummm. When you're a little kid, not so much.

guest · May 22, 2019

Are Parents Violating Their Kids’ Privacy Online?
May 21, 2019
https://www.nextgov.com/analytics-d...s-violating-their-kids-privacy-online/157159/

Many children growing up today will discover that their digital footprint began in utero and didn’t stop there. This phenomenon has come to be known as “sharenting”—when parents share pictures and videos of their kids on social media, creating an indelible trail of digital bread crumbs.

“Almost all parents do this to some extent,” says Taylor Lorenz, a staff writer at The Atlantic, in a new video that investigates the unintended consequences of modern parents’ tendency to overshare. Is violating children’s privacy online unethical, or is it your right as a parent?
For more on this subject, read Lorenz’s article, When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online.
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guest · Dec 2, 2019

What to know before posting a photo of your kids on social media
Explore the hidden risks of “sharenting”
November 26, 2019
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/11/...hotos-online-privacy-sharenting-reset-podcast

The internet isn’t always the safest place for adults, especially considering the amount of privacy we forfeit every time we share information about ourselves online. But what about kids and babies? How safe is it for them?
This episode of the Reset podcast explores what’s at risk for children when the adults in charge choose to “sharent,” or put out photos and videos about them on social media.

“I’m a terrible sharent. I don’t know how else to put it,” Swisher tells host Arielle Duhaime-Ross, saying she’s shared pictures of her children “for a long time.” Galloway, on the other hand, made his Instagram private because he finds it “somewhat performative when other people post pictures of their kids before the age of consent.”
Later in the episode, Leah Plunkett, author of Sharenthood: Why we should think before we talk about our kids online, explains the potential dangers that lurk with having anything about your children on the internet, whether it’s shared to a private account or not.

According to her, privacy is a myth when you consider that someone can always take screenshots of your private content or access it if someone who follows your locked account has their phone stolen.
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guest · Jul 8, 2020

Raising children in the social media limelight? Pause before you post
...and how to reduce the risks of ‘sharenting’
July 7, 2020
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/07/07/raising-children-social-media-limelight-pause-before-post/

Most people like to share glimpses of their personal lives on social media, ranging from sports activities and delicious food to achievements and special moments. These are usually shared with their network of family, friends, and sometimes followers. The usual reason is strengthening bonds, since your family and friendship circle can be dispersed all around the globe.

Those who are also parents often post photos of their children from a very early age, sometimes even in the form of ultrasounds. Strictly speaking, their children have a digital presence before they’re even born. And the sharing doesn’t stop there: teething, first steps, potty training, and a wide assortment of other achievements that some parents like to share well into their children’s teenage years.
The phenomenon of (over)sharing content involving one’s kids on social media has even earned its own name – sharenting.

While sharing the images of children is at the discretion of the parents when they are too young to understand or care, there comes a point where you have to have a discussion on posting about them on social media.
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mirimir · Jul 9, 2020

... sometimes even in the form of ultrasounds.
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I have a friend who's a pediatrician. Women don't just want ultrasound images. They want ultrasound videos. And they expect gender reveals. Sort of like prenatal porn

Can you imagine discovering that your parents had posted such videos to Facebook or whatever?

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