To report this photo on Facebook?

[Kyrptonite]

Sorry a fb one. Someone I knew from years ago has just posted about 6 photos of herself in the bath with her niece and nephew. Kids are 3&4 ish. One has the little boy standing up so you can see stuff.
I'm not sure how private her profile is so I've reported the pics. I'm not overreacting am I? I'd never put bath time photos of children up on the internet

It just seems like such an odd thing to do.

[freckledleopard]

Evenif the photo ended up being copied and fell into the hands of a paedophile who then sent the image to his paedophile buddies, it has no impact on the child in question, does it? Unless you trawl the internet looking for photos of nude children, you wouldn't be aware if your naked child's photo was online and thus, in that case, ignorance is bliss. Whether some vile paedophile is looking at an image of your child or not, how would you know and how would it realistically affect you?

[Kyrptonite]

But why would you knowingly put such a photo out there? Regardless of whether you know if a paedo has seen it or not, why take the chance someone might?

[knowledgeispowerr]

Why wouldn't you mind a paedophile having a copy of your child's naked picture? That's the question.

[TheArticFunky]

No Freckled. It wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

[freckledleopard]

Why should I have to censor what is normal and innocent for the sake of some warped fuckers out there? FB wasn't invented when DD was a baby or toddler so no nude photos of her are on fb. However, I don't see why, as and when I have further DCs, I should have to assume that paedophiles are lurking at every corner about to copy an innocent image.

A paedophile could go to the beach, see a naked child and fantasise about that child. You can't control what imagery goes on in someone's head, nor are you aware of that person's thoughts. Hence I don't subscribe to the hysteria on this thread.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Yanbu.

My mum wouldn't have photos of me nude for her own family photo album. This was the very late 80's, early 90's. Putting nude photos of children on the Internet is unthinkably stupid.

[Kyrptonite]

Riiiiight then. An image in someone's head is very different from having a copy of a photograph.
Why make it easier for paedophiles? Distributing images of children is a crime. Putting photos out there that anyone can access is just wrong.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I do wonder about children growing up with their parents putting photos on the Internet.

Will they think it's normal? Will it be something they could potentially be upset by? Be angry about?

I don't have children yet but think, at the moment anyway, I will avoid doing it.

[CurlyhairedAssassin]

at the utter naïveté of Freckled....

Very worrying.

[SantaIKnowHimIKnowHim]

A paedophile could go to the beach, see a naked child and fantasise about that child. You can't control what imagery goes on in someone's head, nor are you aware of that person's thoughts. Hence I don't subscribe to the hysteria on this thread.

A random thought in a sicko's mind is an entirely different scenario to willingly putting your child's pic up there publically for everyone to see.
Look at it this way.
Would you walk down the high street with a huge batch of photos you'd just printed off at Boots or wherever of your kidsnaked in the bath, and start distributing them to everyone you passed in the street when in town?
Genuine question.

[salsmum]

I suppose it's natural to be worried for children who are vulnerable and thinks F/B has a lot to answer for...I saw a video that had been shared of a woman in her teens/20s who obviously had stunted growth and learning difficulties doing a twerking (sp) type dance which had obviously been shared for fun because of how she looked (she was clothed BTW) it made me feel uncomfortable because it could have been taken by someone in a position of trust such as a carer maybe..I did not 'share it and thought it was in poor taste the origin of the video would have been hard to trace and may not have been U.K. (the girl didn't speak) F/B do not take VERY offence sites down so would not react on report I'm sure that lady thought she was just having a dance in her room with a trusted adult.She certainly wouldn't know it was going on WWW I don't know if YABU but I do think folks need to be think before putting pics up of naked children because they can be copied etc and put on porn sites. I do support and help animal charities amongst others a site came up promoting Bestiality
(sex with animals- which is still legal in some countries) when some of my rescue friends sent messages to the site opposing it the 'respectable looking' female University student who set up the site got on the rescuers F/B pages and posted pictures of them and their pets on this horrific site to look like they were promoting the site ...so even if the lady in the baths friends only can view the pics what of their partners/family members who also have access to her computer??? F/B is a great site if used with caution.

[CurlyhairedAssassin]

And now fuckwittery.....

Facebook is not secure. Why on god's earth would anyone post naked pictures of ANYONE on there?! C'mon!

[Flibbedyjibbet]

Sliced lemon Thanks to your post about the globe/2 heads I just went and checked all my albums. Nearly all of them are the 2 heads- friends only but my profile pics has a globe. Any idea how I can change the privacy setting please?

[Kyrptonite]

I genuinely don't understand why parents take naked pictures of their children. I don't have any of mine and as far as I know my mum doesn't have any of me.

[Kyrptonite]

It's child porn if the wrong person sees it surely?

[BrandiBroke]

I never used to think there was a paedophile round every corner and freckled, your post about it not really affecting anyone if a photo did get looked at by someone like that used to be pretty much my opinion.

Then a few months ago someone quite close to my husband was jailed for downloading and distributing indecent photos of children. He was also an active member of a network of people who would discuss their sick, twisted fantasies together. No evidence was found of him actually molesting children but I think that is where his actions would have led if he hadn't been caught. A few weeks later someone related to someone else I know was arrested for similar offences.

I never used to think paedophiles were everywhere but now I think there are far more out there than anyone would want to imagine. And I do think that lots of them could move on from looking at innocent bath photos to actually molesting a child. So I would never post naked photos online. Plus, I also think that most children are not going to be very happy if, as adults, they find there are naked photos of themselves on the internet.

[Turnipsandpumpkins]

I agree that it is wrong to put pictures of naked children on the internet. That child cannot give consent, and once the picture is posted it is very difficult to contain it. I.e. the 'share',function.
FB has a clear policy on this for a reason, it cannot be expected to police the photos to determine which is an innocent picture of a child posted by a relative, and which are posted by someone with malicious intentions.
YANBU to report it. I would be fuming if someone posted a pic like that of my DCs.

[Kyrptonite]

Nope no naked newborn photos. Towels, nappies, vests etc. but nothing with them naked.

[SantaIKnowHimIKnowHim]

but my profile pics has a globe. Any idea how I can change the privacy setting please?

Go into privacy setting on the right hand side and set EVERYTHING to friends only.
Sometimes profile pics come up as everyone can see - simply hide them from your timeline as soon as you post them.
Do this by hovering at the right hand side of the post until a drop down menu comes - where it says hide from timeline, click on there. Sorted for anyone else outside of your friend list seeing it

[MrsCakesPremonition]

A picture of a fully dressed child playing innocently can be used as porn if the viewer is so inclined.