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To think that a website shouldn’t steal your post and use it as an editorial without express permission?

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PinkyU · 27/06/2025 12:47

More than a decade ago I posted a response to someone, on a parenting forum, who was questioning the benefits of breastmilk after 6 weeks. The post was fairly long but well thought out and structured (if I do say so myself).

A couple of years after posting it I found out that the parenting site has taken my post, verbatim, given it a headline, some pictures and advertising and had published it as an uncredited editorial. The format suggests that each section is factual and scientifically based (it’s not, I know because I wrote it).

It’s been over a decade now and it’s still standing, bringing in advertising revenue and touting itself as researched facts. The information has also been used, verbatim, on other breastfeeding sites, which blows my mind.

Periodically it pops into my brain, I check if it’s still there and get annoyed and consider if I can sue them?

Am I being pathetic and should let it go after all this time or AIBU to think website shouldn’t steal posters content?

OP posts:
TinyTempest · 27/06/2025 13:28

It was published in 2016 and basically says exactly the same as most bland breastfeeding editorials.

I wouldn't give it another thought OP, especially now in 2025!

Lmnop22 · 27/06/2025 13:28

I don’t think this presents it as science backed or professional advice - doesn’t suggest so anywhere and the contents are pretty readily available and accepted facts imo

Just feel chuffed you summed it up so well it was stolen

PinkyU · 27/06/2025 13:29

PinkyU · 27/06/2025 13:24

I’m not sure what you mean?

im asking for advice. I’ve been asked to share the post for information, as you can see I was fairly reluctant to do so incase it wasn’t allowed.

I feel uncomfortable with how my post has been subsequently formatted and presented to look researched or fact based when I know it’s not. As a poster said above it feels unscrupulous

Absolutely have a post describing the benefits of continued breastfeeding but hire a professional who can support their writing.

Don’t copy and paste a lay persons opinion, written in a chat forum, and format it as to imply it’s in any way based in science

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KrisAkabusi · 27/06/2025 14:13

Considering the fraudulent and illegal use that Mumsnet have made of users posts to advertise products in the last few years, yours is a much lower scale of misrepresentation!

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