An article for The New Republic looks at the impact on children’s privacy as more users engage with Instagram and images of children flood the platform. Pointing to France, where a child can sue parents for posting pictures online without the child’s consent, the article explores the burgeoning "Instagram economy" and how children have become entangled in it. Questioning the ethical consideration of the parents, the article adds that Instagram “influencer” posts neglect both the “autonomy and the future happiness of the child.”
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