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THIRD party uploading photographs of my child on social networks. information/advice please??

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AMummyFromNotts · 25/07/2012 07:46

Hello
I sent my ex partner a few photographs of my child nothing was intended other than just showing him how much she has grown.

I then see these photographs passed on to his mother which she has posted all over fb without my permission or even any acknowledgement from ex they have been passed on in the first place at all.
Second of all it been done publicly and there no privacy settings provided.So there all sorts of people who can view these photographs or even worst copy and paste them .The manner they have been shared just makes this even worst and personally just shows lack of respect.

There also a numTber of comments from unknown people that i personal don't know or are any relation to my child whatsoever.

third of all the child is under the age of 16 and we talking around 8ish months here

  1. Legally the father doesn't ottained any PR rights to approve to any of this behaviour.

tbh before i had my child i used to think why people where so touchy about this kind of stuff .
But when you stumble across photographs of your child without any indication of them being in the view of the public and not even asked beforehand was just shocking and the lack of care in the way they have been posted just makes me more annoyed!!

All these photographs was directly took by myself and i never expected them a week later to be uploaded on a soical network site by someone i never gave them to in the first place.(I blocked her from acessing my fb so whilst browsing with mates somewhow i stumble across them accidently tbh so it was a complete shock.)

His mother doesn't have a realtionship with my child so it not even a case of that .Not going into the details about how this come about .
She aware i particuly don't like her/anybody uploading photographs of my child before it even came to none speaking terms.
In the past i have got a photograph removed but they are just then uploaded again 5mins later even worst without my consent/permission again.
I am not going to continue to waste my time filling out copy right forms for them to just be ignored.

And as a mother i am funny about uploading photographs of myself close relative and my child and if i do they are limited to who can view these so it not even a case of that i do it and expect no1 else to.
these photographs haven't even been uploaded on my own profile they was intended to be on my phone and for personal/family memories pretty much.
I have no problem with her having photographs of my child on her phone etc but when they are uploaded on social networks without my approval it a different story.

I don't know if this is far fetch but is this a police matter? could i report my findings to a police officer who can warn her to remove any existing photographs?As it clearly obvious she continues to ignored what i say and the social network removal policy.

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TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 25/07/2012 12:43

AMummy you posted in legal matters so most people have responded w
With their opinion of your legal position. I can sympathise with your feelings but my suggested action would still be to quietly seethe, not send off any more digital photos - and campaign for a change to the law if you like.

solidgoldbrass · 25/07/2012 12:50

I'm not surprised you have troubled relationships with your XP and his family. You all sound as bad as each other: unreasonable, entitled, squawky and incapable of listening.
Someone in this situation has to take a cup of GrowTheFuckUp, why not let it be you?

perfectstorm · 25/07/2012 22:08

"If i remember correctly this is my child and i pick and choice what i think is the correct way to bringing her up."

You are not remembering correctly. No. She is your AND YOU EX's child. If he has given permission, as a parent, to his mother to post pics on Facebook then a parent has made a decision about their own child.

If you continue with this attitude, you are failing your daughter. You will screw her up very badly. If that matters less to you than hating your ex and his family, then that's a genuine tragedy.

Hulababy · 25/07/2012 22:23

This is also HIS child I assume? He has passed on a photograph of his own child (not just a random someone) to his own mother, the child's grandmother?

Whilst you may not like sites like FB other people do and many people do put photos on their children and grandchildren on FB.

Why not just ask her, even if via your child's dad, to set the photo privacy to friends only and let it lie. I am not sure it is a battle you can win tbh so why not just compromise?

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