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AIBU to ask grandparents to fully remove our child's photos on social media? With the recent developments in AI

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anotherdayanothersnack · 07/07/2026 10:05

With the recent warnings over AI i want the 15-20 photos our child has had posted of them on our grandparents fully removed from social media. They have take a few down but thinking of asking for their phones to make sure all are fully removed as I do not think they know there is some in the all photos albulms. Photos are from birth to about 2.5 years old.

Their profiles are private so the risk is minimised but still not fully gone.

Are we being over the top asking for their phones to help fully remove the remaining? We have sent them the news article on the recent developments with AI so they understand.

Just got a feeling we might be taking it a bit too far? But at the same time very concerned with what people can potentially do with photos now with AI.

Been worrying ourselves after reding this news article. How concerned is everyone else with a few photos on private profiles? Is anyone else taking steps? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/03/ai-sexual-abuse-fears-uk-parents-warned-posting-images-children-national-crime-agency

Has anyone also used facebooks removal process if so how did it go and do they ask anything extra? This is the form https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/516343134409068

UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears

Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material online

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/03/ai-sexual-abuse-fears-uk-parents-warned-posting-images-children-national-crime-agency

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SerendipityJane · 07/07/2026 10:19

If it's been on the internet it will have been scraped and saved by now. And no one is getting those back.

Doesn't really help OP, but it's something to bear in mind.

Arregaithel · 07/07/2026 10:16

Saeris · 07/07/2026 10:07

What exactly do you think AI is going to do with those images?

Surely if AI wants to make images of child abuse, it has enough already.

Just wondering if you have you seen this wrt safeguarding @Saeris?

It's

Should give you pause, at least, especially if you have children.

Saeris · 07/07/2026 10:16

TallSturdyGirls · 07/07/2026 10:09

What they are doing is taking the faces of children (and adults). Creating absolutely vile, porn content and then blackmailing people in to paying up or else will release the videos online or spread them on their social media.
Can you imagine how awful a child would feel seeing an image of themselves being raped. That also very sick fucks in this world.

Yes that disgusting, but I'm completely with the none on public sites, but to go through someones phone to remove the images is over the top

Octavia64 · 07/07/2026 10:12

To clarify:

the grandparents have posted images over a period of time that you were happy with then, but you now want them all taken down?

just email/phone and ask them to take them down,

yes, asking for access to their phones to do it yourself is too much (especially as a first request)

TallSturdyGirls · 07/07/2026 10:09

Saeris · 07/07/2026 10:07

What exactly do you think AI is going to do with those images?

Surely if AI wants to make images of child abuse, it has enough already.

What they are doing is taking the faces of children (and adults). Creating absolutely vile, porn content and then blackmailing people in to paying up or else will release the videos online or spread them on their social media.
Can you imagine how awful a child would feel seeing an image of themselves being raped. That also very sick fucks in this world.

Saeris · 07/07/2026 10:07

What exactly do you think AI is going to do with those images?

Surely if AI wants to make images of child abuse, it has enough already.