They Didn’t ask to go Viral. Posting on Social Media Without Consent is Immoral
"More specific laws are already evolving to handle some scenarios raised by nonconsensual virality, specifically as it applies to children. Irina Raicu of Santa Clara University’s Internet Ethics Program points out that a recent French law entitles child influencers to demand that platforms scrub all trace of them once they turn 16. The YouTube career their parents create for them—or force on them—need not be what defines them as adults."
Irina Raicu, director, internet ethics, quoted by Wired Magazine.
Jul 31, 2023