French MPs have just approved legislation which will prevent parents from posting photos of their kids onto the internet in a bid to protect their privacy.
The proposed legislation was put forth earlier this month at l’Assemblee Nationale by MP Bruno Studer, who forms part of President Emmanuel Macron’s party.
The law targets what is known as ‘sharenting’ online, with one of the clauses aiming to make parents responsible for the privacy rights of their children who cannot consent to their images being uploaded online.
In the most extreme of cases, a family judge can even take away a parent’s right to share images of their child if deemed excessive or harmful.
Studer said that the message to parents is that ‘their job is to protect their children’s privacy. On average, children have 1,300 photos of themselves circulating on social media platforms before the age off 13 before they are even allowed to have an account.’
Studer has been the mind behind two groundbreaking pieces of legislation in France surrounding child safety.
One required smartphone and tablet manufacturers to give parents the option to control children’s internet access. Another introduced legal protections for YouTube child stars.
The bill still needs to go through a plenary session next week and the Senate before it would become official law.
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