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Is this a new rule regarding posting selfies?

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PillsBox · 09/07/2026 11:24

I've just seen a thread by someone who posted a 'guess my age' 'selfie', has been deleted with the message from MNHQ...

"This thread has been deleted
We're taking this one down as we're not comfortable hosting threads inviting comments on uploaded photographs when we can't verify that the images are of the poster or are shared with permission."

I must say I couldn't agree more, as we never know whether the photo is of the actual poster, or posted by an ex or someone else with a vendetta, inviting criticism.

However, I'm just wondering if this is an actual rule now and if we should report when we see them?

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KellyMumsnet · 13/07/2026 20:08

Hi there @PillsBox . There's been no change of policy as far as we know. Without having sight of the thread it's probable there was more going on here than simply the picture. If we could see it was a regular user that we had no concerns about it's unlikely we'd remove the whole thread. But if we were worried that the picture might be of someone who hadn't agreed to it being used, that would be a different thing.

Could you send us a link to the (Deleted) thread? If we can see the thread in question we'd be happy to have a closer look and see if there's more we can tell you.

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KellyMumsnet · 15/07/2026 11:52

Thanks @PillsBox . We did have concerns about that particular thread. We don't feel it's fair to go into those reasons publicly. We hope you understand. We just try not to discuss individual posters on the boards.

But in general, there's no blanket policy and there's been no change in policy. We just take every reported thread on a case by case basis so please do hit the report button on any threads like this that you want us to take a look at.

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