To Object To Other Parents Taking Pictures of My Son and Putting them On Facebook?

[JohFlow]

My 10 year old DS is involved in a lot of activities outside of school - talent shows, sports tournaments etc.

Other parents/spectators have taken pictures of him (either alongside their children or on his own). And have put the photos on Facebook.

Previously when I have signed consent forms about images with professional organisations; I have asked that his picture is not circulated with publicity materials.

I would prefer his images only to go out when he is of an age to deal with the benefits and consequences of being online. He is not very savvy as far as internet safety goes yet.

Do I need to address this with the parents/spectators that have put up the images? If so; how would you go about it?

[HeySoulSister]

You can't get members of the public to do what you want. They haven't done anything illegal

[DuelingFanjo]

why not message them on facebook and ask them if they mind taking them down or restricting the audience?

[Sirzy]

Unfortunately if people are allowed to take photos then you can not control what they do with them. They are their property, does no harm to have a quiet word with them and ask them to take them down.

Personally I would never put a photo of someone elses child on FB without getting the parents permission beforehand even if they put pics on themselves - less chance of inadvertently upsetting someone.

[SocialButterfly]

Pfft you can ask them not to put them on FB but you can't really do anything if they ignore you. Why does it matter so much what are worried about?

[TantrumsAndBalloons]

The thing is with sporting events etc is that you cannot stop people taking photos in a public place like a park. So they can pretty much do what they like with them afterwards.

A lot of kids football clubs for example have Facebook pages, parents are encouraged to take pics of the matches and upload them to the page, I don't really know how you could stop them.

[aldiwhore]

I have found that usually by publically requesting they remove my child from their albums they have done so meekly.

Our school often has to send out emails TELLING parents to remove pictures of other children they've taken and posted on FB.

I think it's incredibly rude to post photos of other people without their permission, and mostly, people hate to be seen as rude.

[TantrumsAndBalloons]

Also we have recently done 4/5 football tournaments and there has always been a professional photographer taking pics and selling them. They also go on the website for people to look at and buy.
I don't think you can stop that either.

[phantomnamechanger]

I can't see the problem unless the photos have his name alongside, and could therefore be found by someone looking for him.

if this is a genuine case of, for example, the child being stalked/tracked by an absent parent, who might be able to ID their location from logos on sports kit etc, then speak to the leaders of the clubs concerned and ask them to have a no online photos policy. and make them very aware if there is anyone who is not allowed access to your child while he is in their care.