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Legal Protections of Children Under 8 on Instagram
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Fatemeh Abdi   |
| Department of Women's Studies, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. |
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Abstract: (572 Views) |
Background and Aim: Children are one of the most vulnerable sections of the society and are exposed to all kinds of abuses due to the violation of their rights. Also, children's privacy in cyberspace is a very important issue. In this research, at first, the relationship between the publication of children's pictures on Instagram by parents and their privacy, and then the damage of publishing children's pictures on their personality, was discussed, and then the scope of legal protection of children's privacy on Instagram was examined. The purpose of this research is to address the necessity of legal protection of children's privacy in cyberspace in order to maintain their mental health in the future.
Method: This research has been done using documents and library resources and descriptive-analytical method.
Results: Cyberspace is a mixture of opportunities and threats. Today, a number of parents by violating some of their children's rights such as image rights, increase the number of followers on their Instagram page and thereby attract advertisements and generate income. Also, the findings indicate that there are significant legal gaps in the field of protecting children's privacy in cyberspace, which will cause serious damage to the various aspects of the children's personality in the future.
Conclusion: Supporting children is necessary and unavoidable due to their unequal position when playing a role in cyber space. The advancement of technology and stepping into the digital age requires the establishment of protective laws and specific legal mechanisms.
Please cite this article as:
Abdi F. Legal Protections of Children Under 8 on Instagram. Child Rights Journal. 2021; 3(10): 59-70. |
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| Keywords: Child Privacy, Child Mental Health, Legal Protection of Children on Instagram, Child Image Rights on Instagram |
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Type of Study: Original Article |
Received: 2021/05/20 | Accepted: 2021/08/6
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