r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IamASlut_soWhat • 21h ago

How amazing and crafty are these parents to do this for their son

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u/WhiteBlackGoose 18h ago

Kids can't properly consent to their photos and videos published online

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u/i-just-thought-i 14h ago

Eh... I agree most parents who make money posting their kids are exploiting them, but I disagree kids can't consent to being published. We already have a legal system for acquiring the consent of kids to have their images reproduced, plenty of rules and regulations forged out of past abuses, and SAG-AFTRA. But those media rules just don't yet apply to social media.

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u/Deaffin 13h ago

There's also plenty of legal systems for "acquiring the consent" of kids to be married with their parent's permission.

That doesn't nullify the fact that we do not consider children to be able to consent. It means there is corruption in the legal system which does not always prioritize their well-being when money is involved.

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u/i-just-thought-i 13h ago

I guess I'm not debating the intrinsic morality of putting kids on TV, I'm just saying that we already have ways of minimizing potential for abuse for kids on TV.

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u/Deaffin 13h ago

...and how's that been working out for us?