They then post these photos across their social media accounts and revel in the “likes” and comments they receive.
Well unless you have been living under a rock, or you don’t post many pictures, it is a very disturbing phenomenon happening with increasing frequency in social channels.Instragram, Facebook, dating sites and even porn sites on the internet in regions all over the world are dealing with it.
DIGITAL KIDNAPPING: Disturbing trend on social media February 26, 2016 at 8:51 PM MST - Updated July 24 at 8:00 PM Imagine discovering your child's picture on a stranger's social media site, or worse, that person is pretending your son or daughter is their own. Everyone else here says it’s illegal, but I can’t find a law that makes it illegal.
Three years ago, “digital kidnapping” became the new creepy thing for parents to worry about online.
I appeared on the “Today” show warning parents about this weird, but perhaps not illegal, pastime. What is digital kidnapping? People on social media are stealing photos of other people’s children. MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) – A disturbing new trend is spreading across social media. 'Digital kidnapping' alert: How to protect your family from online predators. To do so would be hard. "Digital Kidnapping" Is a Real (and Creepy) Threat When You Post Your Children's Photos Online. It's not always illegal, either—but there are ways to protect yourself. Digital kidnapping is when a stranger steals a minor’s photo from the internet and posts the photo as if it’s their own.
However, one of the most recent cases of digital kidnapping didn’t involve role-playing in game form. Instead, an adult male from New York, Ramon Figueroa, stole online photos of a 4-year-old girl from Dallas and posted them on his Facebook page, claiming she was his daughter. How do you make it illegal without making it illegal for one parent to take the children to the dentist? Posting photos of your kids online is a great way to keep friends and family in the loop, but also has dangers.