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Vicki Davis

Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy » Blog Archive » Flickr Perversion - 0 views

  • These photos of these girls were without a doubt being sexualized, and my four-year-old daughter was amongst these images.
  • These photos are legal. The actions of the user who favorited these is also legal (although incredibly disgusting). I did not want photos of my child to appear here. So, this is what I did: 1) Blocked the user. This means my photos would no longer appear in the list. However, if your photos are viewable to the public, this means they can still be viewed, just not favorited. 2) Contacted Flickr: I reported this user, and within a couple of hours, the user was taken down.
  • the subjects were handcuffed, often in sexually provocative poses. Again, my daughter’s photos appeared. I blocked the user, contacted Flickr. Same deal. But obviously, that’s not enough.
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  • 1) What must parents know about the realities of the Internet in regards to how we deal with the photos (and identities) of our children? 2) What are the benefits of an open vs. a closed reality? Are the benefits of openness (e.g., in regards to our families) worth the risks? And, what are the credible risks? 3) What precautions should we take, or perhaps, what precautions do you take in the presentation/development of your family’s digital identity? 4) What rights and responsibilities do we have as parents to protect the digital identities of our children? 5) How do we proceed from here? How do we help other parents to understand these important issues?
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    This is why I don't share the photos of my children online in public places. After one pic of a child at school was favorited in this way, I took the pic down and am ridiculously vigilant about checking to see how many photos have been favorited and which ones to see if there is one that some sicko has looked at. This is an article I'm going to share with my digiteen dream team! It is an important one to share!
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