A few days ago, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, published a family photo of him with his wife and daughters, Maxima, Auguste and Aurelia.
The warm family photo was very traditional, bringing together an ideal father and mother and 3 children, but Zuckerberg hid the faces of his two daughters by adding emojis.
The young billionaire has come under fire, especially since he decided to hide his two daughters’ faces due to privacy concerns and the harms of sharing children’s photos online, while creating social platforms that allow parents to post pictures of their children without censorship.
But Zuckerberg isn’t the only celebrity banning their children’s photos from being posted online. Priyanka Chopra, Chris Pratt, and Gigi Hadid also chose for their children to distance themselves from fame by obscuring their photos. Even American actress Jennifer Garner said in a previous statement, “I chose public life, but my children did not choose it.”
Alexandra Hamlet, a psychologist, says to the network:CNN(CNN) “Zuckerberg was careful not to share the location of his family or the identities of his children in the photo (…) which means that the responsibility to protect our children online rests with parents.”
Some parents may not realize that displaying pictures of their children may cause them fundamental problems over the years. The picture that seems fun and spontaneous today; It may be embarrassing for the child years later, and the danger posed by publishing children’s pictures on the Internet does not end only at embarrassing situations. An increasing number of parents and experts have raised concerns about the dangers of sharing these pictures on social media, including the possibility of exposing children to kidnapping. theft, bullying, information gathering, and the risks of facial recognition technology.
Kevin Roundey, chief technical officer and researcher at Norton, the online safety brand of Gen, understands the craving for family moments and special occasions involving children’s photos, so he advises parents to offer a collection of One of the questions to themselves before posting photos: Who will see the information you share about your children? What is the purpose of publishing?
If you feel uncomfortable with just one person on your friends list seeing these photos, don’t post them, says Rawandi.
Some parents may not realize that displaying pictures of their children may cause them fundamental problems over the years (Pixels)
Do not make your children prey to strangers
We always warn our children not to talk to strangers, but we expose them to the danger of strangers knowing the details of their lives, starting with facial features, family members, the family’s financial situation, the place of residence, the name of the school and club, the places of sports activities that they practice, and their special occasions such as Christmas, circles of friends and picnic places. and travel.
At first glance, you may feel that a simple picture on Instagram or Facebook may not give snoopers all this information about your child, but imagine that someone decided to track your life through what you publish on communication sites with malicious intent, so a group of photos of a family occasion is sufficient to reveal most of the previous details. Through the background of the photo, some of the people present on the occasion, and perhaps the timing and place of the occasion, which necessarily may symbolize the social and material level of the family.
victims of bullying
37% of children become depressed as a result of their exposure to bully online, and 19% of students who experienced cyberbullying said the experience negatively affected their feelings about themselves. Therefore, do not be a reason for your children to be subjected to psychological abuse through the comments of some malicious people on pictures, videos, or publications related to your children, especially in public publications that allow everyone to express an opinion or express negative feelings, such as mocking the appearance or features of your child.
37% of children become depressed as a result of being bullied online (Pixels)
Know your child’s rights
20 years ago, it was createdLaw Children’s Online Privacy Protection” (COPPA) to give parents control over information collected from their children online. This law requires websites and online services to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children under the age of 13.
By law, parents have the right to review and delete their children’s information. Therefore, do not help your child change his data and year of birth to be able to access social media platforms and gaming sites.
Best practices for online parents
The urge to document the special moments of your family members can sometimes be irresistible, so here are a few tips to keep in mind if you post pictures of your children.
Respect your child’s privacy: When you share a photo or video of your child, you are choosing on their behalf without their consent. Build trust with your child by ensuring that you are respectful and aware of what you share about them.
Ask friends and family to restrict posting of your child’s photos: Prevent others from explicitly posting pictures of your children, especially if their posts are public and available to everyone, and you can ask them to hide the children’s faces, as a minimum level of privacy.
Stop locating: You don’t need to alert people to where they can find your child at that very moment. If you want to verify a site, wait until you leave. And it is best not to specify your location at all.
Define your circle of friends: If the goal is to document happy occasions, you should share those moments only with those close to you, either by limiting who is allowed to see the photos, or creating another personal account with a limited list of friends.
Our children may not be able to protect themselves by themselves, which places the responsibility on parents to protect them from exposure to the dangers of the virtual world, just as the responsibility to protect them in reality.
2023-07-15 08:00:44
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