Don T Post About Me On Social Media, Children Say Essay

After reading the article “Don’t Post About Me on Social Media, Children Say” by KJ Dell’Antonia parents and children claim that posting pictures and videos of them without permission is wrong. I somewhat disagree with this article because I think that there are many ways that the account owner can make their account private and control who can view their photos. In the first place, when the parents click to confirm their accounts, they are letting the owners of that website to make them go public. As used in the article in paragraph 5 it says, “Sites like Facebook and Instagram are now baked into the world of today’s families. Many, if not most, new parents post images of their newborn online within an hour of birth, and some parents create social media
The frustrated rant about the fight you just had over laundry? No way.” This contrasts with the argument of having the aloofness on the account for the parents because wouldn’t someone want to have their picture taken in the newspaper for all of their hard work they have showed in their performance that made them publish in the newspaper? Personally, whenever the newspaper camera ladies come to one of the events that I attend, I am always jumping in front of the camera and ordering them to put me in the paper. Alike, the first amendment states the freedom of speech each American citizen has, having a say on what is being posted on social media (especially your own account), is genuinely saying that everybody has a say in life (the first amendment). The last example in the article says, “Some children and teenagers question both past and present sharing. ‘I really don’t like it when my parents post pictures of me on their social media accounts, especially after finding out that some of my friends follow them,’ said Maisy Hoffman, 14, an eighth grader who lives in Manhattan. ‘I worry more about my dad. He doesn’t always ask if he can post things, so I immediately turn away and ask if he’s going to post