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Are you annoyed that anyone can put you on fb?

Answered 5 years ago

If I attend a school meeting or presentation, there are always photos being taken then plastered on fb. I went to the movies and a video was put on their fb page of me and others as we were walking in. I’ve seen photos of myself and kids that were taken without my knowledge at places like the local library or requatic centre. I’ve stopped attending shopping centre activities with kids because they take photos and put them on fb. If I notice pics being taken I ask that none be taken of me but sometimes I’m unaware. I hate that businesses can just film you and put it on their pages.


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5 years ago
It's intruding on your privacy.
People are social media slaves.
It's anti - social media.

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5 years ago
I take your point. Our school has a no social media policy but I still see parents taking photos at assemblies and taking no care about hiding other kids in them before posting. It’s so thoughtless.

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5 years ago
This annoys me too. I hate people posting pics of my kids and tagging me and then I notice 50 likes and wonder how many people are actually seeing my kids and possibly sharing the pics around.

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5 years ago
We have a no social media policy but i take pics of my kids. I just blur the others out. Theres an app that has these stickers that are the blurry censor circle i just put it over them

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5 years ago
^ which is fine. I’ve seen people put pics on FB without doing that. And uploading videos with other kids.

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5 years ago
Yes. I understand in a public place like a library or shopping centre. But when parents do it at school I get really pissy. I signed forms specifically to stop my kids photos being put up on Facebook. I have very valid reasons for that. Brenda "I'm an aspiring photographer- look at my moody black and white photo of an apple- gotta snap a pic of EVERY moment ever", needs to fuck off. Or I'll punch her in her stupid face. And the fucking tagging in every damn thing! "Brenda Bitchface and 7 others are at Xyz-a-town" here are 19 photos! Fuck off man! Thanks for letting my stalker know where we've moved to ya bitch. I block their profile every time I notice their new one, but I can only do so much. And this is a small town, it'd be pretty easy to find me and my kids from one tag.
This is the reason I always ASK before I take a photo and upload. Urgh, fucking Brenda.

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5 years ago
I fucking hate Brenda too.

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5 years ago
Can't you set your security so people can't tag you

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5 years ago
I used to have that security feature turned on, but for some reason it doesn't do it anymore. I'll have to go back and see what happened. I don't remember ever turning it off though, so I have no idea.

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5 years ago
I really meant businesses taking photos or live streaming. I saw myself walking into a cinema and lining up to buy tickets. I hate it. My kids school has been holding class meetings this week and posting loads of pictures of parents sitting there. I just saw a pic of my friend who looked as bored as hell ,a dad having a big yawn, a mum picking her ear and an obese lady in an unflattering pose. Why do they have to post pics of everyone. Grrrrr.

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5 years ago
Yep I hear ya!

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5 years ago
You'd probably find in the cinema terms of entry they say you might be filmed or photographed, same as shopping centre. Their policy would be on their website or on a random wall somewhere

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5 years ago
Agree. I am a teacher and greatly appreciate it if parents ASK me for my photo, or let me know I'm in their photo if they are snapping their kid crazily at something in our room like an Easter parade or Mother's Day event. I realise to some extent I may be photographed but I still believe as an adult I have a right / say over my image being shared and this includes if at a class event I am acting up / having fun with kids, in fancy dress, at a sport event etc. I'm not friends to be 'tagged' by these people but for some reason people thing it's OK to add these images of me up in addition to their children / other kids on to their social media and tag other parents / family members for viewing.

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5 years ago
I was taking a photo of my daughter in her class getting ready for assembly and I accidentally got a most unflatttering pic of her teacher bending down. I immediately deleted that, without showing anyone let alone sharing on social media! Actually, I don’t share anyone’s photo, whether they are kids, friend or teachers without their permission. It’s called manners!

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5 years ago
Yeah I've had parents snigger at me in a costume at book week. They sent me the photos, obviously trying to build a friendly humours dynamic with me, it just annoyed me. Like fuck, I really don't even want to waste my money buying a costume to wear at these stupid things and would much prefer to buy some new work shoes or something instead of a SHIT ASS costume that gets thrown in a cupboard, but then hey if your that teacher that doesn't, it's all judgy judge. Either way I just thought it was dumb that they thought to take photos of me unaware. It didn't go to social media so not really relevant to this post but this just reminded me.

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5 years ago
Ask them not to take your photo? Surely they say, hey let me get a photo or Michelle give us a smile??....just say no please.

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5 years ago
I’m talking about businesses filming customers . My local cinemas was advertising on fb saying come on in, and they’re live streaming and there’s me and my kids. I had no idea someone was filming. Or when your dining out and the business posts pics of people there. That one hasn’t personally happened to me but has to friends of mine. Or when you’re at your local community festival and they post videos and there I am in the background shoving food in my face. I just hate that anywhere you go you can be photographed and put on pages.

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5 years ago
Yes it does annoy me as you can't control the images once they are out there. I am hesitant to even put photos of the kids on my own facebook page let alone having them on someone elses.

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5 years ago
You can set your account so you have to approve being tagged in photos or areas with people before it comes up but yeah, photos without your knowledge sucks.

I always hated the "no photos at school" rules but now i have a reason to understand and fear my child being identified online I lose it if my kids are identified on any online platform. People need to step outside their bubble.

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5 years ago
I think she also means that just in general, you can be put on Facebook even if not tagged. Back in the day it was different because often you'd photograph holidays or bbq or xmas or sport etc. but the chances of ever seeing the people in the back ground of your pics were slim. Now, because everyone photographs everything so obsessively like their kid decorating a dumb gingerbread at the shopping centre or getting a student of the week award (which most kid gets anyway LOL) ends up plastered across Facebook accounts of friends and acquaintances with you walking in or in the background even if you aren't tagged. I get it. People are stupid and need to obsess less about snapping every dumb memory. I try to lay low because of my profession and don't really want my face dragged across social media of a school event where people can then identify I potentially/most likely have children at that school. I am lay low but still, people are obliviously stupid when it comes to their sharing.