Social media has grown to the point where many parents want to show off their children as a way of expressing their love for them. However, this action can be very dangerous, so the more discreet it is, the better.
According to the regulations, we are not allowed to post pictures of others without their permission. Children may not have the right to ask, but in the future, they may not be happy with their parents’ actions. This violates the privacy rights of children.
Even more dangerous is in a time when technology crimes are increasingly dangerous, posting pictures of your child on social media will put your child in the following 4 dangers:
Your child can be impersonated for bad things
Many people may use pictures of your child to create memes. Sometimes it’s just for fun, but many criminals can use your child’s pictures to attract views, likes, and distort the true essence of your child. Moreover, many criminals impersonate your child along with inaccurate information for their own benefit. So don’t post too many pictures of your child on social media, or limit the audience to just friends.
Young children may become targets of sexual predators
Images of our children will make sex offenders hunt for prey. Many perverts go on social media to find victims. Unfortunately, if they target our children, it could be very dangerous. If personal information such as addresses is revealed, our children are more likely to become targets. At that time, our children will be in danger of being attacked, harassed, or abducted. In addition to the risks of being kidnapped and attacked in real life, these criminals can turn our children’s pictures into obscene jokes. Moreover, in the future, it is not certain that our children will agree with their leaked images.
Children can be turned into targets for child pornography
Many parents inadvertently post pictures of their children on social media, revealing their sensitive body parts. Many criminals will take advantage of this to attract views or use them in pornographic websites or child sexual exploitation crimes. Nowadays, with technology and Photoshop, image manipulation has become more advanced, so just having our children’s faces can be used to create a wide variety of pornographic videos and images.
Children can be made fun of, become the subject of mockery
Pictures on the internet being edited and the story being taken far away is no longer a rare occurrence, so your child’s picture being edited can easily happen. The edited pictures can be funny and bring laughter, but they can also hurt your child. Moreover, doing so contributes to the use of our children’s pictures for unethical purposes by mischievous individuals. Therefore, limiting the posting of pictures of our children on social media helps protect their privacy and safety.
Social media was created as a place to connect, exchange information quickly. But it also has serious consequences as more and more crimes use social media to commit crimes and become increasingly difficult to control. So avoid the dangers for children. Prevention is better than cure because we never know when a disaster will strike, and when it does, it will be difficult to resist. The harm caused to children by their parents is a very regrettable and remorseful harm. So avoid it. In some countries, parents can even be sued for violating their children’s privacy by posting their pictures on social media.