Never posting images of my kids on social media

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Mcemmabell · 16/12/2023 19:40

I used to post images of my little boy on Facebook and Instagram until he was about 2. And with my second until he was just under 1. Then I suddenly started to feel uncomfortable about it and stopped. They're now 5 and 2 so it's been a while. I have a photo sharing app for family and I might message a friend a picture once in a while - but that's it. What does everyone think about this topic? Am I being unreasonable not to post anything or is it the way to go? I'd love to know what the general consensus is.

I don't like to do it because :
My kids are too young to consent
Taking social media friendly images and pictures takes me out of the moment
I feel like it puts pressure on me to make things look perfect
I'm concerned that pictures could be shared / saved without my consent
I wonder how my children will feel when they're older teenagers

I'm not mad if other people choose to do it though. My best friend still does, and my brother. It's just not for me.

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Fixyourself · 16/12/2023 23:23

Once you post a picture of your child on social media it becomes their property, not yours.

LeaveBritneyAlone · 16/12/2023 23:24

Fixyourself · 16/12/2023 23:23

Once you post a picture of your child on social media it becomes their property, not yours.

Yes. In every sense.

Evilcold · 16/12/2023 23:27

I do not because of consent. So glad as have since read about horrible cases of faces photoshopped onto naked images and the Spanish AI case: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/09/20/europe/spain-deepfake-images-investigation-scli-intl/index.html

Outcry in Spain as artificial intelligence used to create fake naked images of underage girls | CNN

Police in Spain have launched an investigation after images of young girls, altered with artificial intelligence to remove their clothing, were sent around a town in the south of the country.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/09/20/europe/spain-deepfake-images-investigation-scli-intl/index.html

Evilcold · 16/12/2023 23:31

Wanderpeg · 16/12/2023 22:54

I’ve never shared pictures of dc online.

Perhaps a side effect from my work, but realising the amount of predators that trawl through SM collecting images scarred me for life.

Innocent bath or beach pictures, pictures of children in hospital beds with nappies on. It must be lovely being stupid or naive enough to expect the rest of the world to view that photo as you do but I’d expect any adult to bloody know better.

Even with completely dressed pictures, children's faces are being superimposed on graphic child abuse images and shared.

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100% this. It is really grim and sad, but is the reality of social media. Appalled by influencers who post picture after picture of their children.

mrssunshinexxx · 17/12/2023 07:57

I have never put pics of mine on SM the people that need to see them see them in real life or get special pics on whatsap but let's be real the internet is full of weirdos and so is the world so I'm just protecting them.

mrssunshinexxx · 17/12/2023 07:57

To add I print photos every month and write on the back of them so my children aren't going to grow up with no pics of their childhood

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