Family member keeps posting my children online all the time

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They are trying to get TikTok and instagram famous and so every time they see DC film and take lots of photos of them and it’s frustrating to me cos I know it’s all going to just end up online.
I had asked to stop putting their faces in the frame but now I’ve asked them to stop altogether after what I saw this morning.

my son was only born on Monday and now there is a TikTok video of him meeting his aunty, his face isn’t in it but it’s in our home, his lovely hair etc is in it. Many people haven’t met him yet who follow her and now there are no surprises or secrets. And I just feel like it’s very exposing. she only met him last night and already got her content in and uploaded online.

every time she sees my daughter it’s a content thing too. from doing a bottle at bedtime to picking them up from nursery (both things rarely happen but when it has it all gets recorded and TikTok’s happen)

I think it comes from a place of pride and proving to the world they have a fulfilling and whole life but it’s enraging me.

I have now said no more at all. Stop posting my children online full stop. Not even to not include their faces. Am I being OTT

Realistically they did what you asked and blurred the faces and you’ve now changed the goalposts.

By all means say you’re actually really not comfortable with them being online at all now.
No reason necessary. They’re your kids.

But there’s no point being angry or irritated by it because essentially they’ve followed your rules.

No, you are not being OTT. Your children aren't there to facilitate her desire for Tik Tok and Instagram stardom. She can do that with her own children when she has them but not with someone else's. How has she reacted to you telling her to stop posting your children online?

They’re your children, it’s up to you. Stop them taking photos or videos of your kids and they won’t have anything to post. Seems pretty obvious.

I'm keen to make sure my kids don't think we do stuff just for photos/vids. The point is doing the thing because it's fun, not to look at the video of us doing it, five seconds after we've finished doing it.

You don't want your kids relationship with their aunt to be confused by their aunt's dysfunctional relationship with social media...