This is a small step forward. Tuesday 6 February, the National Assembly decidedly unanimously adopted a bill aimed at better protecting children’s image rights in the face of the excesses of some parents, who expose them on social networks.
This text, discussed for the first time in March 2023 in the National Assembly, was voted in response to the abuses reported by several associations, denouncing parents who share their children’s privacy, in order to obtain advertising revenue.
A notion of “private life” for children
Concretely, law iintroduces the notion of “ private life ” of the child in the definition of parental responsibility of the civil code. But it specifies that the minor’s right to image is protected” in common ” by both parents, taking into account the opinion of the child. If there is disagreement between the parents, the judge can prohibit one of them from entering publish or distribute any content relating to the minor without the permission of the other parent”explains the text consulted byFrench media agency.
In serious cases of violation of the child’s dignity, the judge they can entrust their image rights to another family member. In serious cases the judge can delegate total of the exercise of parents’ image rights over their children.
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However, the text was criticized by associations, in particular by La Voix de l’Enfant. According to its president, Martine Brousseinterviewed this morning by franceinfo Thursday 8 February, this is the law “dusted”. If she ” congratulates the politicians who are dealing with this problem”she wishes” a true reflection, a work and a great law on digital”. He believes that this text should be accompanied by an awareness campaign aimed at parents.
Because, as a reminder “ 50% of the photographs exchanged on child pornography forums were initially published by parents on their social networks.MPs recalled, according to data from a 2015 Australian survey.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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