Video shared of me on social media without consent. What should I do?

Niceeyessweetheart · 2024-10-04T22:12:17+00:00

I was videoed whilst working by a student who subsequently went on to share multiple videos of me on Snapchat and Tiktok. I actually feel really violated by it. Anyone else been in this situation and what did you do?

fashionqueen0123 · 04/10/2024 23:13

Presumably if they’re a student your school or college has a social media policy?

AchillesHeel23 · 04/10/2024 23:14

Unfortunately not much you can do other than ask the person to take it down
What were you doing in the video? If it wasn't anything bad I wouldn't worry about it

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Niceeyessweetheart · 04/10/2024 23:15

They do but the student has been excluded so it's irrelevant. I wasn't on school premises at the time but making a visit.

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Pureshores499 · 04/10/2024 23:15

Contact the person who shared it and say you don't give your permission for videos of yourself to be shared. Politely ask them to delete the posts 🙅‍♀️ they probably didn't realise it would be an issue and has been done innocently, but you are within your rights to ask for removal.

Ivehearditbothways · 04/10/2024 23:16

Have the posted the videos because you were doing something bad? Is it their way of making a complaint/highlighting your behaviour to the public?

Or is it just videos of you working like normal with nothing of note happening? Why would they post those?

StormingNorman · 04/10/2024 23:18

You don’t own the rights to your own image so you can ask the student to take the video down but I don’t think they can be compelled to.

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Niceeyessweetheart · 04/10/2024 23:19

I wasn't doing anything bad but I was trying to support another student in need at the time. I have no idea why they would show it but I've had many kids come up to me today and tell me.
I don't really have a social media presence and this makes me very uncomfortable.

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RVEllacott · 04/10/2024 23:28

My DC was filmed being bullied at school and the little bastards put the film on social media. I phoned the police to ask if anything could be done as I wondered if a law was being broken and I was told it wasn't and we couldn't do anything unfortunately.

Schoolrefusa · 04/10/2024 23:32

RVEllacott* *that is horrendous, I just want to say I am so sorry that happened . I hope your DC meets a lot of kinder people and recovers as school years can be so cruel.
im also shocked they weren't called to account. Even a warning from police would be better than saying nothing could be done

justasmalltownmum · 04/10/2024 23:45

Report the video on the platform it is on.

sarsaparillatree · 04/10/2024 23:51

If you were in a public place there's nothing you can do, I think. But if you were somewhere which is a private space, like a home or office, it could be unlawful.

Marblesbackagain · 04/10/2024 23:51

Were you in a public place? If so then you have no recourse. You have no right to privacy in public think CCTV.

RVEllacott · 04/10/2024 23:52

Schoolrefusa · 04/10/2024 23:32

RVEllacott* *that is horrendous, I just want to say I am so sorry that happened . I hope your DC meets a lot of kinder people and recovers as school years can be so cruel.
im also shocked they weren't called to account. Even a warning from police would be better than saying nothing could be done

I was incandescent. A couple of the kids were "friends" of DC and one of their Mums was a friend of mine. Fortunately the school handled it very well. It's a few years ago now and DC moved on.

80DaysAroundTheLounge · 25/03/2025 18:08

RVEllacott · 04/10/2024 23:28

My DC was filmed being bullied at school and the little bastards put the film on social media. I phoned the police to ask if anything could be done as I wondered if a law was being broken and I was told it wasn't and we couldn't do anything unfortunately.

Absolutely horrible. It shouldn't be legal, as it's harassment. So sorry for your son.

ViceChairmanPickles · 25/03/2025 18:23

I know it’s not much comfort but as long as you weren’t doing anything particularly then no one will really care if they see you on their social media. They might be curious about it for a tiny amount of time but they will soon move on.
id also,try reporting it to TikTok - mention privacy and how its effecting your mental health etc. Really ham it up. TikTok are a law unto themselves but it’s worth a try. Get as many of your friends to report it as you can.

SCWS · 25/03/2025 18:59

You can’t do anything if you don’t own the video (unless it’s a revenge porn type situation which sounds unlikely here!)

Malbecfan · 25/03/2025 20:16

Happened to me but it was when I took my school choir to perform in a local church. Unbeknown to me, a church warden filmed some of their lovely singing and put it on social media, tagging the school. I had no idea until a few weeks later when a lovely kid told me. I did not have consent of parents for filming or sharing and was worried I would be in trouble. However, one of the pieces we performed was my own arrangement of a well-known carol, so I knew I could cite a copyright infringement if safeguarding did not trigger anything.

I spoke to our IT manager who was quite helpful and I contacted the SM site and requested that it was removed due to safeguarding reasons and copyright infringement. 45 minutes later it was removed and the chap who had uploaded it was reprimanded. I contacted the church people about it and they were very upset and embarrassed. I have been back there several times, but now give a warning to everyone that no photography or filming will be allowed during the performance.

In my experience, SM organisations don't want to be associated with safeguarding concerns, so that might be a way forward for you.

AnSolas · 25/03/2025 20:36

RVEllacott · 04/10/2024 23:28

My DC was filmed being bullied at school and the little bastards put the film on social media. I phoned the police to ask if anything could be done as I wondered if a law was being broken and I was told it wasn't and we couldn't do anything unfortunately.

They should have told you to report it to the SM

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/right-to-object/en
As your child has a righ "to be forgotten"

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-erasure/#:~:text=Under%20Article%2017%20of%20the,be%20created%20in%20the%20future.

Right to erasure

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-erasure#:~:text=Under%20Article%2017%20of%20the,be%20created%20in%20the%20future.