Children dislike 鈥榦ver-sharenting鈥
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Children are increasingly concerned that their images and information are being shared on their parents鈥 social media.
鈥淚f my face is frequently exposed on my parents鈥 social media, such as WeChat Moments, it might not be safe for me,鈥 10-year-old Zhang Chuyi wrote to a congress of the Young Pioneers of China in Shanghai.
Zhang is a fourth-grade student in a Shanghai elementary school. In her class of more than 30 students, more than 70 percent said their parents had shared things about them in a variety of ways. Most of the children did not like their images or information being shared online.
Zhang first began to oppose 鈥渙ver-sharenting鈥 when she found out that her parents had been sharing her photos and assignments online without her consent.
She said she felt really embarrassed and stressed.
Zhang鈥檚 classmates agreed.
鈥淭hese days, faces can be used in many ways because of facial recognition,鈥 they said.
Zhou Jianjun, an official in charge of children鈥檚 rights protection in Shanghai, said: 鈥淚t should be noted that most Chinese children nowadays are born around 2010. Born and living in a digital era, children are very familiar with the Internet. In fact, their consciousness of online privacy is even stronger than most adults.鈥
In order to better ensure children鈥檚 security, the Chinese government has been taking measures to strengthen children鈥檚 protection online and is also trying to enhance children鈥檚 awareness of online privacy by promoting security education.
鈥淭his is partly the reason behind the awakening of children鈥檚 online privacy consciousness and self-protection consciousness,鈥 Zhou said.
Zhang proposal caused quite a stir online.
鈥淏ut my child is so wonderful that I cannot help myself,鈥 said a woman surnamed Zheng.
Online user 鈥淟iudianshui鈥 said: 鈥淚t is important to obtain children鈥檚 permission.鈥
Zhang said: 鈥淲e need to consider their feelings. Though we are not grown-ups, our rights still need to be respected. We are our own masters.鈥
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