help son 13 photo on you tube goes in to animation with his name

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My son just came in a short time ago and was upset. He told me another kid has just posted a photo of him which turns in to an animation. Its very short but it's the fourth in a series (the photo was of him at a desk at school - full school uniform and uses his name). I don't want to link it because the less views the better.
My son hasn't really made good friends (possible autistic spectrum) but gets on well enough with most of the other boys- I don't want to rock the boat.
However, the lad is getting to be a more competent animator - goodness knows where this will go.
I asked my son to talk to the boy and ask him to remove them. He said no- I can't.
He then said "mum don't you do anything". I don't want to break a bond of trust with my son but what should I do?

What are you worried about exactly ?

My son is mortified - he is exceptionally shy and private anyway

The animations are getting longer and better - what if the content gets much worse?

I would approach the school to do more on overall Internet safety and the right of privacy of others. It is unfortunately 'normal' now - old school this would have been a cartoon on a scrap of paper and much easier to get rid of. The school should talk to the kids about how things stay on line for ever and how you can quickly slide from funny to trolling. If the school is any good they can do this without mentioning you son or even the animation.
But if this does t work you may need to get specific- if its a series is it just your son or other kids? If the latter would other parents be aware and concerned?

No, sadly just my son and the photo is very clear. It's the last of a series of animations all about him but this one (the fourth) includes the picture.They aren't nasty. the lad obviously fancies himself as a gamer but really he picked on the most vulnerable kid in the class.I think you are spot on, I will approach the school and see if they can handle it without letting them know.

I think you need to get the school to deal with this more directly. The animator needs to be told very clearly to remove this content from Youtube and that it is not acceptable to post pictures of other pupils on the internet without their and their parents' express permission.

This is cyber-bullying and needs to be dealt with swiftly and effectively.

The member of staff dealing with it can say that another pupil has told them about it, not your son, so that he isn't seen as having 'grassed'.

They clearly need to do some general work on appropriate use of the internet too but, IMO,that's not enough in this case.

talk to the school if you have to the police if it gets that serious but that is just inappropriate that a CHild would do that to another kid

Yes talk to the school. They don't need to mention that your son has told you, I'm sure this boy will have told / shown other children and any one of them could have leaked it to a grown up who has reported it to the school. I would be livid if that was done about my child - not because it is nasty, because it doesn't sound malicious - just because of privacy and safety and I wouldn't want his face / name appearing on a public internet site. The boy who has done it is to be commended for his skills but needs to be told that this isn't a safe thing to do and he should be more careful about the content of anything else he makes.